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burgonet definition

bur·go·net (bʉr′gə net′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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