English Explanatory Dictionary

armet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.

Pronunciation

/ˈɑː.mɛt/ /ˈɑɹ.mɛt/

Word forms

armet armets

Etymology

From French armet, from Middle French armet, heaumet, from Old French helmet, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *helm (“helmet”). Doublet of helm and helmet.

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