Crossword clues for basinet
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bascinet \Bas"ci*net\, n. [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin.] A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
Wiktionary
n. bascinet
WordNet
n. a medieval steel helmet
Usage examples of "basinet".
His hatchet flew, wheeling, spinning, to bury its keen flint edge to the thong wrapped handle, just where basinet did not quite meet gorget and red locks escaped, parted and severed, redder now than ever before.
Gwalchmai dazedly reached for his basinet, but all strength seemed gone from his fumbling hands.
The torchlight glinted dully on the polished blue steel of his greaves and basinet.
He lifted off his basinet and laid it on the table, and drew back his coif, letting the mail folds fall upon his massive shoulders.
He only knew that a stone in the Stygian's hand crashed again and again on his basinet, filling his sight with flashing sparks, as Conan drove his dagger again and again into his foe's body, without apparent effect on the prince's terrible vitality.
They shook their blades and thundered forth their acclaim of their warrior king - knights in gold-chased armor, pikemen in mail coats and basinets, archers in their leather jerkins, with their longbows in their left hand.
The clangor of steel rose deafeningly, and sparks flew as Conan's sword crashed on basinet and hauberk.
Then an ax, swung blindly in the dark, crashed on the king's basinet, filling his eyes with sparks of fire.
He only knew that a stone in the Stygian’s hand crashed again and again on his basinet, filling his sight with flashing sparks, as Conan drove his dagger again and again into his foe’s body, without apparent effect on the prince’s terrible vitality.
They shook their blades and thundered forth their acclaim of their warrior king – knights in gold-chased armor, pikemen in mail coats and basinets, archers in their leather jerkins, with their longbows in their left hand.
The clangor of steel rose deafeningly, and sparks flew as Conan’s sword crashed on basinet and hauberk.
The basinet was ovoid, with a high point at the summit that tapered to the ornate gold rim of the Cormyrian war crown.
His mount was bigger but his armor was just as ancient and sketchy—jazeran and dogfaced basinet with a two-hand clmdheamh, five feet in the blade.
His mount was bigger but his armor was just as ancient and sketchyjazeran and dog-faced basinet with a two-hand claidheamh, five feet in the blade.
Basinets were doffed, coifs thrown back on mailed shoulders, belts let out.