sallet

American  

[sal-it] / ˈsæl ɪt /

noun

Armor.

1. a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.

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sallet British  

/ ˈsælɪt /

noun

1. a light round helmet extending over the back of the neck; replaced the basinet in the 15th century

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Etymology

Origin of sallet

1400–50; late Middle English, variant of salade < Middle French < Spanish celada (or Italian celata ) < Latin caelāta ( cassis ) engraved (helmet), feminine of caelātus (past participle of caelāre to engrave); see -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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sallet

The super-curious insist that the knife with which sallet herb is cut must be of silver.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William

Indeed, sir, she was the sweet-marjoram of the sallet, or,     rather, the herb of grace.

From The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by Shakespeare, William

Do on thy sallet, my lord; and thou, Michael-a-green shake out the Bull; and thou, our Noise, blow a point of war that they may be warned.

From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William

That night the Digby household was served a delicacy, red herrings broiled in the fashion of my Lord d'Aubigny, "short and crisp and laid upon a sallet."

From There's Pippins and Cheese to Come by Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)

Get thee a wallet: Would thou have a sallet?

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by Hazlitt, William Carew