umbrell

Middle English

Noun

umbrell

  1. the visor of a helmet
    • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum xj”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: [] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC:
      Than dressed hym Sir Bors unto a sterne knyght and smote hym on the umbrell, that his neck braste.
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