sallet
Noun: A sallet is a type of light, rounded helmet used in medieval Europe during the 15th century. It is characterized by its distinctive shape, which often flared out at the back to protect the neck, and featured a narrow horizontal slit or opening for the wearer's vision.
The word sallet is used specifically to refer to this historical piece of armor. It is a technical term found in discussions of military history, historical reenactment, museum descriptions, and literature set in the medieval period.
- The knight's sallet was polished to a bright shine.
- Archaeologists uncovered a well-preserved sallet from the late medieval period.
- In the painting, the foot soldiers are depicted wearing sallets.
- The term is often used in contrast with other contemporary helmet types, such as the armet (a close-fitting, hinged helmet) or the bascinet (an earlier conical helmet often worn with a mail hood).
- Sallets are frequently described based on their regional variations, such as the German style, which had a longer, more pronounced tail at the back.
- Salade: An alternative historical spelling for sallet.
- Helmet: The general category of protective headgear to which a sallet belongs.
- Armor: The broader category of protective clothing that includes a sallet.
- Helmet (general term)
- Headpiece (archaic/general term)
The word sallet has no other common meanings in modern English. It refers exclusively to the historical helmet. It is not to be confused with "salad," which is a different word entirely.
There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs using the word sallet.
- a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision