cabasset

English

Etymology

From French cabasset, a diminutive of cabas (“basket”) (perhaps originally formed in Occitan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkæbəˈsɛt/, /ˌkæbəˈseɪ/

Noun

cabasset (plural cabassets)

1. (historical) An Italian helmet with a stalk-like projection on the top resembling a pear.

References

• “cabasset”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “cabasset”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.