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basinet

noun bas·i·net \ˌba-sə-ˈnet\

Definition of BASINET

:  a light typically pointed steel helmet often having a visor
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Origin of BASINET

Middle English bacinet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of bacin
First Known Use: 14th century

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