Definitions for armet

armet ar·met

Spelling: [ahr-met]
IPA: /ˈɑr mɛt/

Armet is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in armet (aemrt).

Definitions for armet

noun

  1. a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.

Origin of armet

1500-10; Middle French, equivalent to arme arm2 + -et -et

Examples for armet

The armet frequently comprised, especially in the later examples, a fixed gorget, generally of two or more articulated plates.

The armet shown on Plate V opens in the front and when closed is fastened with a spring hook.

They wear the close helmet or armet of Italian fashion, with a high comb and a large sharply-pointed visor.

The armet, or close helmet, fits the shape of the head to such an extent that it must be opened to be put on.

The armet has usually a low central cabled comb with parallel flutes on either side, occasionally there are three or five combs.

The armet is combed, but differs in form from the Jacobe type, and the visor is pierced on one side with round holes.

This ornamentation appears on all the pieces, the armet included.

The English armet was rarely furnished with a bavier or movable chin-piece, and the fixed one, called a mentonire, was small.

The armet could be strengthened by the usual reinforcing pieces.

The armet is more fully developed and almost uniform in type.

Word Value for armet
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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