bascinet

English

Bascinet of Ernst of Austria

Alternative forms

• basinet, bassinet, bacinet, basnet

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/, /ˈbæsɪˌnɛt/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

bascinet (plural bascinets)

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

Translations

light helmet

• Catalan: bacinet m
• French: bassinet (fr) m
• Italian: bacinetto m
• Middle English: basynet
• Polish: przyłbica (pl) f
• Spanish: bacinete (es) m

Anagrams

• bacinets, bisecant, cabinets