bascinet

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bascinet

/ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ US, UK
/ˈbæsɪˌnɛt/ US, UK

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Via Middle English basynet (attested since the early 1300s), from Anglo-Norman bacynet, bacinet (“little basin”), diminutive of bacin, bassin (“basin, helmet”), but compare bassinet.

noun bascinets · basinet · bassinet · bacinet · basnet

A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).

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noun light helmet

Español	bacinete
Français	bassinet
Italiano	bacinetto

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MLA

"bascinet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bascinet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bascinet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bascinet

Chicago

"bascinet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bascinet.

BibTeX

@misc{bascinet_2026,
  title = {bascinet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bascinet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}