Casque
[kæsk]
Definition
(noun.) (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor.
Typist: Miguel--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Fr.] Helmet, cask.
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Definition
n. a cover for the head: a helmet.
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Examples
- It must be here, said the voice by her side, and blushingly looking up she saw him removing his casque to kiss her. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- My fool's cap was a casque, and my bauble a truncheon. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Many a casque, and bayonet, and sword, fallen from unnerved arms, reflected the departing ray; they lay scattered far and near. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- All with casques of steel on their heads. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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