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casque

  [kask]
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–noun
1. an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, commonly used in the medieval period.
2. any helmet-shaped head covering.
3. Zoology. a process or formation on the head, resembling a helmet.
Origin:
1570–80; < MF < Sp casco helmet, head, earthen pot; akin to cascara

Related forms:
casqued  [kaskt] , adjective
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casque   (kāsk)   
n.  

  1. A helmet, especially an ornate visorless headpiece of the 16th century.

  2. Zoology A helmetlike structure or protuberance.


[French, from Spanish casco; see cask.]
casqued (kāskt) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

casque 
"armor for the head," 1580, from Fr., see cask.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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