basinet
/bas-uh-nit, -net, bas-uh-net/US // ˈbæs ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbæs əˈnɛt //UK // (ˈbæsɪnɪt, -ˌnɛt) //
盆地,盆景,篮子,盆栽
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Armor.
- : a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.Compare great basinet.
- : a supplementary cap that is worn underneath a helm, as an arming cap.
Examples
The basinet now rested on the gorget, and was so arranged that the head could be turned to right and left.
But in the latter half of the 13th century the basinet was developed into a complete war head-dress and replaced the heaume.
The original small basinet was a light open cap, with a peaked crown.
And yet I would wager my basinet to a prentice's flat cap that it is not, for a moment, to be compared to Acre.'
The basinet, then, is the battle head-dress of nobles, knights and sergeants in the 14th century.
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