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sallet

[ sal-it ]

noun

, Armor.
  1. a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.

sallet

/ ˈsælɪt /

noun

  1. a light round helmet extending over the back of the neck; replaced the basinet in the 15th century

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sallet1

1400–50; late Middle English, variant of salade < Middle French < Spanish celada (or Italian celata ) < Latin caelāta ( cassis ) engraved (helmet), feminine of caelātus (past participle of caelāre to engrave); -ate 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sallet1

C15: from French salade, probably from Old Italian celata, from celare to conceal, from Latin

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