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) (file)

Noun

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

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

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