Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BASCINET
Bas "ci *net, n. Etym: [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F.bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin. ]
Defn: A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. [Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet. ]
Oxford Dictionary
bascinet
bas |ci |net ▶noun variant spelling of basinet.
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