barbute

UK/ˈbɑː.b(j)uːt/US/ˈbɑɹ.b(j)ut/

barbute noun: a type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.

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Noun

barbute (plural barbutes)

A type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.
- Medium helmets weighing about six pounds occur in visored bassinets, salades, barbutes, armets and certain burganets.1920, Bashford Dean, Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare, page 46
- Men and women laced their arming caps and donned their helmets—tall bassinets, practical kettle hats, or sturdy barbutes. Soldiers always rode out armed from head to foot—but only a novice or an overeager squire rode in his helmet or gauntlets.2013, Miles Cameron, The Red Knight, Orbit, →ISBN

এক ধরনের ভাইজারহীন হেলমেট

From Italian barbuta, perhaps because it left a wearer's beard (if any) visible.

What does barbute mean?: Barbute means a type of visorless helmet, of 15th-century Italian design, including a T or Y shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.
What is barbute in Bengali?: Barbute in Bengali is এক ধরনের ভাইজারহীন হেলমেট. See Barbute meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is barbute?: Barbute is a noun.
How do you pronounce barbute?: Barbute is pronounced /ˈbɑː.b(j)uːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of barbute?: The plural of barbute is barbutes.

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