cervellière
cer·vel·lière
(sûr′vĕl-yâr′)n.
A piece of armor consisting of a skullcap made of steel or leather.
[French cervelière, from Old French cervelire, from cervel, brain, head, from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum, head; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
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