SALLETS

Noun

sallets

plural of sallet

Anagrams

• Stellas, tassell

Source: Wiktionary


SALLET

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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