HELMET

helmet

(noun) a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

helmet

(noun) armor plate that protects the head

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

helmet (plural helmets)

A protective head covering, usually part of armour.

That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.

The upper part of a chemist's retort.

The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.

A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.

(heraldry) The feature above a shield on a coat of arms.

The glans penis.

Synonyms

• brain bucket, hard hat

Verb

helmet (third-person singular simple present helmets, present participle helmeting, simple past and past participle helmeted)

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.

Anagrams

• Lethem

Source: Wiktionary

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Hel"met, n. Etym: [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hjalmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf. also Lith. szalmas, Russ. shleme, Skr. çarman protection. sq. root17. Cf. Hele, Hell, Helm a helmet.]

1. (Armor)

Definition: A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.

2. (Her.)

Definition: The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.

3. A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun.

4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as: (a) (Chem.) The upper part of a retort. Boyle. (b) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon. (c) (Zoöl.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird. Helmet beetle (Zoöl.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family Chrysomelidæ, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known.

– Helmet shell (Zoöl.), one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to Cassis and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called cameo shells. See King conch.

– Helmet shrike (Zoöl.), an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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