basnet
Americannoun
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Thus the basnet— "My basnet to a prentice cap, Lord Surrey's o'er the Till."
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
The nobleness of one whose head was covered by that royal basnet; the fearlessness of one whose brows were consciously shaded by it.
From The Old Helmet, Volume I by Warner, Susan
And he rode furth with his basnet upon his hedde, and all other men of armes went upon theire fete a fast paas in holle arraie, an Englisshe myle er thei assemblid.
From A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Nicolas, Nicholas Harris, Sir
After dinner he rested awhile, and called to the carline and bade her bring him his sword and his basnet.
From The Well at the World's End: a tale by Morris, William
Oh! is my basnet a widow's curch, Or my lance a wand o' the willow-tree, Or my arm a lady's lily hand, That an English lord should lightly me?
From Queen Hildegarde by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
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