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allecret

/ˈæl.ɪˌkɹɛt/

allecret is the alternative form of halecret.

Meaning of halecret

Noun

halecret (plural halecrets)

  1. (historical) A kind of light armour protecting the bust, used in the 16th century, usually thought to have been a corselet or light cuirass.
    • The halecret was a kind of corcelet of tvvo pieces, one before and one behind, it was lighter than the cuiraſs.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, […], London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC, page 19

Forms of allecret

pluralallecrets

Questions about allecret

What is allecret the alternative form of?
Allecret is the alternative form of halecret.
How do you pronounce allecret?
Allecret is pronounced /ˈæl.ɪˌkɹɛt/.

Words near allecret in the dictionary

  1. alleadge
  2. alleadged
  3. alleage
  4. alleaging
  5. alleatory
  6. allecret
  7. allecrets
  8. allect
  9. allectation
  10. allectations
  11. allected

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Adapted from Wiktionary: allecret (page history and authors); halecret (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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