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armet

/ˈɑɹ.mɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
armet
IPA
/ˈɑɹ.mɛt/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.

Etymology

From French armet, from Middle French armet, heaumet, from Old French helmet, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *helm (“helmet”). Doublet of helm and helmet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑɹ.mɛt/
  • British English: /ˈɑː.mɛt/

Inflected Forms

armets (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce armet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹ.mɛt/.
What does armet mean?
A type of mediaeval helmet which fully enclosed the head and face, first found in the 1420s in Milan.
Where does armet come from?
It is traced to French.

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