noun
Meaning 1
A helmet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
casque
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /kɑːsk/
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US: /kæsk/
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rhymes with -æsk
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homophone: cask
noun
Meaning 2
A hard structure on the head of some birds, such as cassowaries, some hornbills and guineafowl, and some reptiles such as chameleons and basilisks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of galea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: galea
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noun
Meaning 4
(15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: helmet
Narrower terms: casquet, casquetel
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French casque. Doublet of casco and cask.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 盔 (kuī) — visorless helmet
- Galician: casco — visorless helmet
- German: Helm — visorless helmet
- German: Helm ohne Visier — visorless helmet
- Japanese: カスク (kasuku) — visorless helmet
- Korean: 투구 (tugu) — visorless helmet
- Polish: kask — visorless helmet
- Russian: откры́тый шлем (otkrýtyj šlem) — visorless helmet
- Polish: hełm — hard structure on the head of some birds, such as the hornbill or cassowary