Bacinet

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Noun

bacinet (plural bacinets)

1. A bascinet.

   Quotations

   • 1786: Bacinets were light helmets, so called from their resemblance to a bason, and were generally without vizors, though from diverse quotations cited by Du Cange, they appear occasionally to have had them. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 11.