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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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