salade n 1: a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision [syn: {sallet}, {salade}]
Sallet \Sal"let\ (s[a^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum, to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved upon it.] A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century. [Written also {salade}.] [1913 Webster] Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] Sallet
Salade \Sal"ade\, n. A helmet. See {Sallet}. [1913 Webster]