BASINET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medieval steel helmet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("basinet" is a kind of...):

helmet (armor plate that protects the head)

Meronyms (parts of "basinet"):

aventail; camail; ventail (a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck)

Holonyms ("basinet" is a part of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

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