bascinet

Etymology

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.

noun

  1. A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).

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