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noun
1.
a basket with a hood over one end, for use as a baby's cradle.
2.
a style of perambulator resembling this.
3.
Armor. basinet.
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Word Origin & History
bassinet
"wicker cradle," 1854, from Fr. bassinet "a little basin," dim. of bassin (see basin), or, as per Klein, the English word is from Fr. bercelonette, double dim. of berceau "cradle," altered by bassin "basin."
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