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sallet

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsælɪt/
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  • rhymes with -ælɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of light spherical combat helmet used in the 15th century.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Archaic form of salad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salade

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: helmet

History

Etymology

From Middle French salade, from Spanish celada, thought to be from Latin caelāta (“ornamentally engraved (helmet)”) (although the Latin word is not attested in this sense).

Alternative forms.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: лек шлем (lek šlem) — type of light spherical helmet
  • Catalan: celada — type of light spherical helmet
  • Czech: šalíř — type of light spherical helmet
  • French: salade — type of light spherical helmet
  • German: Schaller — type of light spherical helmet
  • Ido: chelato — type of light spherical helmet
  • Portuguese: celada — type of light spherical helmet
  • Spanish: celada — type of light spherical helmet