sallet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision
    salade.

WordNet

Sal"let noun
Etymology
F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.
Definitions
  1. A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. Written also salade.
    Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. Latimer.

Webster 1913