cervelière

noun

cer·​ve·​lière

¦servəl¦ye(ə)r

plural -s

: a close-fitting steel cap sometimes worn under a hood of mail or a helmet in medieval and later armor

Word History

Etymology

French, from cervelle brain, irregular from Latin cerebellum small brain

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