casque
an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, commonly used in the medieval period.
any helmet-shaped head covering.
Zoology. a process or formation on the head, resembling a helmet.
Origin of casque
1Other 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 GautierRichard fought the more slowly, his casque dented and his shield; but the Valencia mail was proof.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThen the flap of the tent dashed aside, and forth strode a figure in silvered casque and hauberk.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisFrom 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 Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe 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
/ (kæsk) /
zoology a helmet or a helmet-like process or structure, as on the bill of most hornbills
Origin of casque
1Derived forms of casque
- casqued, adjective
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