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

Dey growed all sorts of gyarden truck sech as corn, peas, beans, sallet, 'taters, collards, ingons, and squashes.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration

To apply the bruised leaves will serve for preventing boils, and the plant, if taken as a sallet with vinegar, is good for sadness of the heart.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie

I would have a sallet made of steel.

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

Adieu, good old sinner, you may recover it with a sallet of parsley and the herb patience; if not, sir, you know the worst.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

Sooth, not greatly needful, only as your sallet to your great feast, to entertain a little more time, and to abridge the not received custom of music in our theatre.”

From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel