cervelliere
/ˌsɛɹ.vəlˈjɛɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Of a certain quantity of leathern coats, of gorgets, cervellieres, &c. of gorgets and cervellieres two hundred and fifty."
- "The visored basinet of Eustace de Ribemont is indeed altogether gilt, and as there are tasseled cords which come from underneath, he has probably a cervelliere of mail attached to his camail."
- "And they should likewise check that they have not sharpened the vervelles of the cervellieres. Furthermore they should make all the knights swear an oath that they will under no circumstance strike with them in the face […]And furthermore, if anyone's cervelliere or helm should fall off, that he not be struck until he has put it back on."
- "By 1400 it had developed into a cervelliere, or brain guard, which fitted under the bascinet. Knight c. 1320 A composite armor of mail and plate. Metal poleyns protect the knees, while the shoulder (pauldron) and forearm (lower cannon) ..."
- "The infantry also made an extensive use of iron hats of various kinds but also bascinets with or without camail, and little iron cap known as cervelliere. French and northern European miniatures show similar cervelliere caps (or secret) ..."
- "William Longespee wears exactly the same mail pieces, including the cervelliere. The knight at Chaddesley Corbett even wears the same combination of fillet around the coif and cervelliere underneath (Figure 32)."
Etymology
From French cervelière, from Latin.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: cervelière, -