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basinet

[ UK /bˈe‍ɪsɪnˌɛt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a medieval steel helmet

How To Use basinet In A Sentence

  • The mattress of the basinet is usually a folded clean comfort slipped into a pillow slip; this is to be preferred to a feather pillow, as it is cooler and in every way better for the babe. The Mother and Her Child
  • The basinets were formed into a sharp point, with a camail attached.
  • It is Mr. Roe's opinion that the defensive armour on the quarter jacks dates from the first half of the fifteenth century, the plain oviform breastplates and basinets, as well as the continuation of the tassets round the hips, being very characteristic features of this period. Vanishing England
  • He wore a helmet of the kind that is called a basinet, with eye slits, and chain armour.
  • It conjures up the image of a small but perfectly formed infant Betj, bald and rompered, his beady gaze alternately eyeing up his nurse's starched uniform and the passing Highgate villas from his basinet. Cast Iron Constitution
  • We used to take her in her basinet and whip her feet up, you know, so she would, like, snap. A Valentine Triptych
  • One of the family myths that has been passed down to me is of my father being fed up with my nighttime crying and demanding that my mother take me down to the basement in my basinet. Hush | Her Bad Mother
  • A kind of helmet introduced about the middle of the 15th century, in place of the basinet. Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • Often a light basinet was worn underneath it - or rather the knight usually wore his basinet and only put the heaume on over it at the last moment before engaging.
  • Usually at this point in the day, I would place the baby in the basinet and quickly run through the shower, barely letting the water hit me so that I could be completely ready and have the house somewhat in order before the baby awakened. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad
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