hounskull
/ˈhaʊnˌskʌl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "On the counter is a hounskull with aventail (a visored bascinet with mail tippet) with a small plume on the apex. A pair of bell-cuffed gauntlets and an arming sword hang outside."
- "The big helmets that might have given many knights claustrophobia were gradually abolished for “hounskulls”, close-fitting steel caps with pointed visors that could be flicked open for easier breathing."
- "The most characteristic form of visor was the so-called “hounskull,” which featured a pointed snout that helped to deflect weapons, as well as giving the wearer an intimidating, bestial look; other visors had a rounded face."
- "Others showed signs of traumatic impact: a hounskull bascinet, split across the snout as if by an axe; a piece of chainmail, smashed breast to waist by a lance or a spiked mace."
- "There were knights everywhere, all around him a chaos of ghastly pointed hounskulls, a kaleidoscope of crosses and coats of arms on shields, a hurricane of flashing swords, a maelstrom of horses' teeth, chests and hooves."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hounscull, Hundsgugel