brasset

== English == === Etymology === Attested since at least 1676 for arm-armour (see brassard). Application to helmets dates to at least the 1840s, of obscure origin, perhaps a misinterpretation: an early mention in Alphonso Wood's 1845 Class-book of Botany defines it broadly ("Eng. brasset signifies a helmet or target", i.e. shield), and around this time antiquarians spread mistaken definitions of several other armor terms (e.g. manefaire, passguard). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹæs.ət/, /ˈbɹæs.ɛt/ === Noun === brasset (plural brassets) Alternative form of brassard (“armour for the arm”). (historical) A casque or armour covering for the head; a helmet. === References === === Anagrams === Basters, Be stars, Sterbas, basters, bestars, breasts