salet

English

Noun

salet (plural salets)

  1. Alternative form of sallet (helmet).
    • 1786: Father Daniel defines a Salet to be a sort of light casque, without a crest, sometimes having a visor, and sometimes without one. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 11.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French salette.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːˈlɛt/
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  • Hyphenation: sa‧let
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

salet n (plural saletten, diminutive saletje n)

  1. a salon, a small room where one receives guests
  2. (obsolete) an upper-class party or similar formal meeting where one socialises; often of a type traditionally organised and attended by ladies, such as a tea party

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

salet n

  1. definite singular of sal

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