Definitions for burgonet

burgonet bur·go·net

Spelling: [bur-guh-net, -nit, bur-guh-net]
IPA: /ˈbɜr gəˌnɛt, -nɪt, ˌbɜr gəˈnɛt/

Burgonet is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 308 anagrams from letters in burgonet (begnortu).

Definitions for burgonet

noun

  1. an open helmet, usually having a peak and hinged cheek pieces, and often accompanied by a buffe.

Origin of burgonet

1590-1600; Middle English burgon of Burgundy (Middle French Bourgogne Burgundy) + -et, modeled on Middle French bourguignotte

Examples for burgonet

The burgonet displays three masks—on the visor (which is in two pieces), and at the base of the skull.

To those students who consult Meyrick it is advisable to give a word of warning as to this authors theory of the burgonet.

It should perhaps be described as a burgonet with gorget and movable mentonires.

The burgonet is an open helmet, and, as the name implies, of Burgundian origin.

The burgonet is of elegant outline, and bears a close enough resemblance to a Botian casque.

Fig. 605 is an English helmet, half-way between a close helmet and a "burgonet."

About the end of the 16th century the usual English helmets were the burgonet and morion.

The wearing of the bascinet, salade, burgonet, and like helmets needs no detailed description.

This manifest improvement was considered by Meyrick to constitute the burgonet.

The helmet at the latter end of the seventeenth century is generally open and of the burgonet type.

Word Value for burgonet
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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