Sallet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]


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           Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be
           saved.                                   --Latimer.
     [1913 Webster] Sallet

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sallet \Sal"let\, Salleting \Sal"let*ing\, n.
     Salad. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sallet
       n : a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision [syn: {sallade}]