Sallet Definition
sălĭt
noun
A rounded, metal helmet with a projecting guard for the neck and, often, a visor, worn in the 15th cent.
Webster's New World
(historical) A type of light spherical helmet.
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Archaic form of salad.
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salletsOrigin of Sallet
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Middle English salet from Old French sallade from Old Spanish celada or Old Italian celata both probably from Latin caelāta (cassis) engraved (helmet) feminine past participle of caelāre to engrave from caelum chisel kaə-id- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French salade, from Spanish celada, thought to be from Latin caelāta (“ornamentally engraved (helmet)") (although the Latin word is not attested in this sense).
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