bascinet
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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