[bas-nit, -net] 
[bas-uh-nit, -net, bas-uh-net] | 1. | a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet. |
| 2. | a supplementary cap that is worn underneath a helm, as an arming cap. |
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