casque
[ kask ]
/ kæsk /
noun
an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, commonly used in the medieval period.
any helmet-shaped head covering.
Zoology.
a process or formation on the head, resembling a helmet.
Origin of casque
1570–80; < Middle French < Spanish
casco helmet, head, earthen pot; akin to
cascara
OTHER WORDS FROM casque
casqued [kaskt] /kæskt/, adjectiveWords nearby casque
caspar,
casparian strip,
casper,
caspian,
caspian sea,
casque,
cass,
cassaba,
cassander,
cassandra,
cassapanca
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British Dictionary definitions for casque
casque
/ (kæsk) /
noun
zoology
a helmet or a helmet-like process or structure, as on the bill of most hornbills
Derived forms of casque
casqued, adjectiveWord Origin for casque
C17: from French, from Spanish
casco; see
cask