# bascinet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/

## Definitions
1. A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).

## Etymology
Via Middle English basynet (attested since the early 1300s), from Anglo-Norman bacynet, bacinet (“little basin”), diminutive of bacin, bassin (“basin, helmet”), but compare bassinet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bascinet