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Meaning of burgonet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈbɝ.ɡəˌnɛt/

Definitions

A light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor.

historical

Equivalents

Français bourguignotte

Examples

“He stroke so hugely with his borrowd blade, / That it empierst the Pagans burganet, / And cleauing the hard steele, did deepe inuade / Into his head […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

burgoo Burgoon Burgos Burgos Padlan Burgoyne burgrass