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kettle hat

American  

noun

Armor.

  1. chapel de fer.

Etymology

Origin of kettle hat

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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It was also called a kettle hat, or pot.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

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