close helmet

[ klohz ]

nounArmor.
  1. a completely closed helmet of the late 15th century and after, having a facial defense composed of a visor and beaver or of a visor, ventail, and beaver attached to a pivot on each side.

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How to use close helmet in a sentence

  • He wore dark robes, and his short white hair made a close helmet above his brown face.

    The Jewels of Aptor | Samuel R. Delany
  • The Armet, or close helmet, fits the shape of the head to such an extent that it must be opened to be put on.

    Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
  • The Armet, or close helmet, followed the salade, and is mentioned by Oliver de la Marche as early as 1443.

    Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
  • They wear the close helmet or armet of Italian fashion, with a high comb and a large sharply-pointed visor.

    Armour in England | J. Starkie Gardner
  • Three other tilting suits bear the Colman mark, the close-helmet surmounted by a cross, with the Augsburg badge and guild mark.

    Armour in England | J. Starkie Gardner