helmet
(noun) a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
helmet
(noun) armor plate that protects the head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• brain bucket, hard hat
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.
• Lethem
Source: Wiktionary
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.
РHelmet shell (Zo̦l.), 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.
РHelmet shrike (Zo̦l.), an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2024
(noun) the scientific study of the earth’s configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
