SALLET

sallet, salade

(noun) a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

sallet (plural sallets)

(historical) A type of light spherical helmet

Synonyms

• celate, salade

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

sallet (plural sallets)

Archaic form of salad.

Anagrams

• Stella, all set, stella

Source: Wiktionary


Sal"let, n. Etym: [F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.]

Definition: A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also salade.] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. Latimer.

Sal"let, Sal"let*ing, n.

Definition: Salad. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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