bascinet
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bas′ci·net (…), noun
Origin: OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin.
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. [Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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