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Casquet

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Casket, Casquet a small chest, as of jewels; a selection of literary or musical gems.
Examples: casket of jewels; of literary selections; of musical selections; of songs, 1850.
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Noun1.Casquet - a light open casque without a visor or beavercasquet - a light open casque without a visor or beaver
casquetel
casque - (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor
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The ship was wrecked off the island of Alderney near rocks called the Casquets, a renowned graveyard for sailing ships.
250-year-old wreck of British warship found: report by AFP / AFP European Edition
Illiffe Esquire - Sir - We the inhabitants of the village of Allesley offer our hearty congratulations to yourself and your son, Mr Coker Iliffe, on your preservation from death in the disastrous wreck of the steamship Stella on the Casquet Rocks on Thursday afternoon, March 30, 1899.
Memories: Escape from the perils of the deep; 100 YEARS AFTER ... by Draper, Keith / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Having discovered it in deep water far from where history says it was lost has served to exonerate Admiral Balchin and his officers from the accusation of having let the ship run aground on the Casquets due to faulty navigation," commented Greg Stemm, Odyssey's Chief Executive Officer.
Admiral Balchin's HMS Victory Discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration by Business Wire
 
 
 
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