sallet

3 definitions found

sallet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sallet \Sal"let\ (s[a^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or
     It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum,
     to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved
     upon it.]
     A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced
     during the 15th century. [Written also salade.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be
           saved.                                   --Latimer.
     [1913 Webster] Sallet

  Sallet \Sal"let\, Salleting \Sal"let*ing\, n.
     Salad. [Obs.] --Shak.
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sallet - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sallet
      n 1: a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision [syn:
           sallet, salade]