[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sallet \sal"let\ sa^l"le^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
see also:
salade 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sallet \sal"let\, salleting \sal"leting\, n.
   salad. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sallet
     n : a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision syn: sallade
see also:
sallade 

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