burgonet

(bʉr′gə net′)

noun

a lightweight helmet or steel cap, worn in the 16th cent.

Origin: Fr bourguignotte, orig., fem. of Bourguignot, Burgundian, after Bourgogne, Burgundy

See burgonet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A light steel helmet with a peak and hinged flaps covering the cheeks, worn in the 16th century.

Origin:

Origin: Old French bourguignotte

Origin: , probably from Bourgogne, Burgundy, a region of eastern France

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