English Explanatory Dictionary

brasset

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of brassard (“armour for the arm”).
  2. A casque or armour covering for the head; a helmet.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹæs.ət/ /ˈbɹæs.ɛt/

Word forms

brasset brassets

Etymology

Attested since at least 1676 for arm-armour (see brassard). Application to helmets dates to at least the 1840s, of obscure origin, perhaps a misinterpretation: an early mention in Alphonso Wood's 1845 Class-book of Botany defines it broadly ("Eng. brasset signifies a helmet or target", i.e. shield), and around this time antiquarians spread mistaken definitions of several other armor terms (e.g. manefaire, passguard).

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