salet

English

Noun

salet (plural salets)

1. Alternative form of sallet (“helmet”)
   • 1786: Father Daniel defines a Salet to be a sort of light casque, without a crest, sometimes having a visor, and sometimes without one. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 11.

Anagrams

• setal, steal, ETLAs, tesla, telas, Astle, tales, least, Tesla, slate, Teals, stela, astel, Slate, Sleat, lates, leats, 'least, laste, teals, stale, taels

Dutch

Alternative forms

• zalet (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French salette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saːˈlɛt/

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• Hyphenation: sa‧let
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

salet n (plural saletten, diminutive saletje n)

1. a salon, a small room where one receives guests
2. (obsolete) an upper-class party or similar formal meeting where one socialises; often of a type traditionally organised and attended by ladies, such as a tea party

Derived terms

• saletjonker

Related terms

• salon
• zaal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

salet n

1. definite singular of sal

Anagrams

• laset, laste, least, lesta, letas, létas, salte, selta, stela, tasle, telas, tesla