bascinet
English edit
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Etymology edit
Via Middle English basynet (attested since the early 1300s), from Anglo-Norman bacynet, bacinet (“little basin”), diminutive of bacin, bassin (“basin, helmet”), but compare bassinet.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/, /ˈbæsɪˌnɛt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun edit
bascinet (plural bascinets)
- A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
Translations edit
light helmet