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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
casque       [kask] Pronunciation Key
–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]

casqued       [kaskt] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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casque       (kāsk)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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casque 
"armor for the head," 1580, from Fr., see cask.

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casque

noun
(15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor 

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Casque

Casque\, n. [F. casque, fr. Sp. casco See Cask.] A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.

His casque overshadowed with brilliant plumes. --Prescott.

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