Meaning & use
sallets
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Light, rounded open helmets worn by soldiers in Europe during the 15th and early 16th centuries.
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The knights in the painting wear sallets with narrow visors.
Museum exhibits displayed a row of sallets alongside other medieval armor.
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The sallet largely replaced the bascinet in European warfare before giving way to the burgonet and close helmet in the 16th century.
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