barbute
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thumb|right|200px|Italian barbuta, c. 1460, of the T-shaped form, the Metropolitan Museum of Art thumb|right|150px|Italian barbuta, of the Y-shaped form with nasal - 1470–80, Metropolitan Museum of Art thumb|right|150px|Italian barbuta, 1470–80, of the more open-faced form with an arched opening, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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thumb|right|200px|Italian barbuta, c. 1460, of the T-shaped form, the Metropolitan Museum of Art thumb|right|150px|Italian barbuta, of the Y-shaped form with nasal - 1470–80, Metropolitan Museum of Art thumb|right|150px|Italian barbuta, 1470–80, of the more open-faced form with an arched opening, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
A barbute (also termed a barbuta, which in Italian literally means "bearded", possibly because the beard of a wearer would be visible) is a visorless war helmet of 15th-century Italian design, often with a distinctive T-shaped or Y-shaped opening for the eyes and mouth.
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