"mambrino" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mambrinos [plural]
Etymology: In reference to an incident in Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha, where a barber uses his brass basin to protect his hat from the rain; Don Quixote believes this basin to be the enchanted helmet of the Moorish king Mambrino. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mambrino (plural mambrinos)
  1. (obsolete, chiefly attributive) A medieval iron hat. Wikipedia link: Mambrino Tags: attributive, obsolete

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