Cervelliere
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsɛɹ.vəlˈjɛɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cervelliere is a noun meaning A metal skullcap.
Meaning
A metal skullcap.
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.
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).
The archers all carry sheaves of arrows and knives or swords for personal protection, but for the most part they are lightly equipped, with a few wearing gambesons and cervellieres for protection, the rest in common clothes.
Word Forms
- cervellieres
- cerveliere
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include headpiece, headcap, skully, vitta, secret, crespine.
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