basinet

[ bas-uh-nit, -net, bas-uh-net ]

/ ˈbæs ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbæs əˈnɛt /

a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet.

a supplementary cap that is worn underneath a helm, as an arming cap.

Also basnet, bassinet.

Origin of basinet

1250–1300; Middle English bas(e)net < Middle French bacinet. See basin, -et

His helmet is a basinet, pointed at the top, probably worn over a complete hood of mail flowing to the mid-breast.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 |Various
The basinet now rested on the gorget, and was so arranged that the head could be turned to right and left.

A Handbook of Pictorial History |Henry W. Donald
The basinet was open at the face or had a movable face-piece (visor or ventaille).

A Handbook of Pictorial History |Henry W. Donald
The clangor of steel rose deafeningly, and sparks flew as Conan's sword crashed on basinet and hauberk.

The Hour of the Dragon |Robert E. Howard

Then an ax, swung blindly in the dark, crashed on the king's basinet, filling his eyes with sparks of fire.

The Hour of the Dragon |Robert E. Howard

basinet

/ (ˈbæsɪnɪt, -ˌnɛt) /

a close-fitting medieval helmet of light steel usually with a visor

C14: from Old French bacinet, a little basin, from bacin basin