[bur-guh-net, -nit, bur-guh-net] 
| an open helmet, usually having a peak and hinged cheek pieces, and often accompanied by a buffe. |
| bur·go·net (bûr'gə-nĭt, bûr'gə-nět') n. A light steel helmet with a peak and hinged flaps covering the cheeks, worn in the 16th century. [Old French bourguignotte, probably from Bourgogne, Burgundy, a region of eastern France.] |