casque

[ kask ]

noun
  1. an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, commonly used in the medieval period.

  2. any helmet-shaped head covering.

  1. Zoology. a process or formation on the head, resembling a helmet.

Origin of casque

1
1570–80; <Middle French <Spanish casco helmet, head, earthen pot; akin to cascara

Other words from casque

  • casqued [kaskt], /kæskt/, adjective

Words Nearby casque

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How to use casque in a sentence

  • Her fabulous head reposed upon his brow, like a casque of ancient days whereby warriors struck fear to the hearts of their foes.

    Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier
  • Richard fought the more slowly, his casque dented and his shield; but the Valencia mail was proof.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • Then the flap of the tent dashed aside, and forth strode a figure in silvered casque and hauberk.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • From the pommel of his saddle hung a Venetian casque, which he had doffed for a turban, a more comfortable head-gear on the route.

  • The Duke's casque was beaten and gory, his long white pennon red-dyed, his horse wounded.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for casque

casque

/ (kæsk) /


noun
  1. zoology a helmet or a helmet-like process or structure, as on the bill of most hornbills

Origin of casque

1
C17: from French, from Spanish casco; see cask

Derived forms of casque

  • casqued, adjective

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