sallet

noun

1. (historical)A type of light spherical combat helmet used in the 15th century.

   “At Hampton Court, sallets for archers on horseback, sallets with grates, and old sallets with vizards: At Windsor, salettes and skulls: At Calais, saletts with vysars and bevers, and salets with bevers.”

   “Ursula wore that day a hauberk under her gown, and was helmed with a sallet; and because of her armour she rode upon a little horse.”

2. (alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable)Archaic form of salad.

   “One ſaid there was no ſallets in the lines to make thẽ ſauory, / But called it an honeſt methode, as wholeſome as ſweete.”

   “To make Sallet of Lemon pill, or green Citron. You must have your Lemon Pill preserved very green, Rasp it into a Dish, and raise it up lightly with a Fork […]”