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casquetel

casquetel

9.9
A light open helmet without a visor used in the 1500s and 1600s
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : casquetel
  • Unlike heavier helmets, the casquetel provided more comfort and better visibility.

Examples

  • The soldier wore a casquetel to keep his head protected during training exercises.

  • Museums often display the casquetel alongside other historical armor from the Renaissance period.

  • The knight wore a casquetel during the battle.

  • Many casquetels were found in the archaeological dig.

  • The soldier wore a casquetel to keep his head protected during training exercises.

  • Unlike heavier helmets, the casquetel provided more comfort and better visibility.

  • Museums often display the casquetel alongside other historical armor from the Renaissance period.

Synonyms

salade
vscasquetel
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A light medieval helmet with a narrow eye slit that covers the sides and back of the head

is open at the front and does not include a slit
sallet
vscasquetel
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A light helmet with a narrow eye slit used by soldiers in the late Middle Ages

has no visor slit and stays open at the front
casquet
vscasquetel
  • Archaic
9.9

A light open helmet worn by soldiers long ago

is the alternative historical form for the same helmet
casque
vscasquetel
9.9

A metal helmet worn by soldiers long ago or a hard, helmet-like growth on some birds' heads

is a specific light open helmet used in the 16th and 17th centuries
cabasset
vscasquetel
  • Archaic
9.9

A light metal helmet with a high crest worn by soldiers in the 1500s

lacks the high crest and is more open at the front
basinet
vscasquetel
  • Archaic
9.9

A rounded steel helmet worn by knights in the Middle Ages

is lighter and more open, lacking full rounded steel coverage

How Protective

casque
9.9
casquetel
  • Archaic
9.9
visor
7 8.0
cap
175 1.0

Surface Forms

casquetel singular
casquetels plural

Etymology

The word casquetel comes from the French word casque meaning 'helmet' plus a small ending -el, so you can imagine it as a 'small helmet'. That's why casquetel means a light, open helmet without a visor used in the 16th and 17th centuries.