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. (alternative form of bascinet English)
Wikipedia
Basnet/Basnyat is the surname of a particular Hindu family of Nepal and India. The Basnet or Basnyat family is considered one of the original noble courtier Bhardar families of the country. The Basnets are from the Kshatriya or varna. Kshatriya or varna are also called Chhetri caste in Nepal and India. They are believed to be of Aryan and of Indo-European origins and it is said that they migrated into western Nepal. Currently many of the Basnets are found in Nepal and Indian States i.e. Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal, West Bengal, Assam, and Manipur as well as in Bhutan and Myanmar. Majority of Basnets speak Nepalese language as mother tongue. Although these days, Basnets of specially Dehradun area of Uttarakhand and Himachal state of India speak Hindi as mother tongue.
There are five different branches of Basnets in Nepal:
- The Shreepali (Sripali) Jumli Basnets of Jumla, later Gorkha.
- The Khaptari (Khaptadi) Basnet of Khaptad, later Gorkha.
- The Khulal Basnets.
- The Lamichhane Basnet.
Nowadays, the surname Basnyat or Basnet is used il
Usage examples of "basnet".
To rid himself of excess weight, Walter tore off his basnet and his coat of mail.
And he arose and did on his hauberk and basnet, and girt his sword to his side, and went forth, a-foot as before.
Straightway then was there running hither and thither and light sprang up over all the hall, and there could folk see Jack of the Tofts, and a score and a half of his best, every man of them armed with shield and helm and byrny, with green coats over their armour, and wreaths of young oak about their basnets.