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DISHELM
Etymology
Verb
dishelm (third-person singular simple present dishelms, present participle dishelming, simple past and past participle dishelmed)
(poetic, transitive) To deprive of a helmet.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*helm", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + helm helmet.]
Definition: To deprive of the helmet. [Poetic] Lying stark, Dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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