Sal"let (sal"let), 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.]
Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be saved.
Latimer.
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Sal"let, Sal"let*ing , n.
Salad. [Obs.] Shak.
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