Helmet
['helmɪt] or ['hɛlmɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows.
(noun.) armor plate that protects the head.
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Definition
(n.) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver.
(n.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.
(n.) 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.
(n.) That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
(n.) The upper part of a retort.
(n.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
(n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Helm, morion, CASQUE, cask, head-piece, armor for the head.
Editor: Samantha
Definition
n. a covering of armour for the head: (bot.) the hooded upper lip of certain flowers.—adjs. Helmed Hel′meted furnished with a helmet.—n. Hel′met-shell a genus of gasteropods having thick heavy shells with bold ridges: a cameo-shell.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing a helmet, denotes threatened misery and loss will be avoided by wise action.
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Examples
- His helmet hung on a peg and his face showed clearly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Above him hang his helmet and shield. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He wore a gray-green uniform and a helmet like the Germans. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Joaqu韓, who was eighteen years old, had a steel helmet that he dug with and he passed dirt in it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Yet, bethink thee, noble Saxon, said the knight, thou hast neither hauberk, nor corslet, nor aught but that light helmet, target, and sword. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Most persons probably stop with the idea that helmet denotes a queer kind of headgear a people called the Greeks once wore. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- When the helmet was removed, the well-formed, yet sun-burnt features of a young man of twenty-five were seen, amidst a profusion of short fair hair. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Pericles was portrayed in a helmet; a helmet became him, and it is to be feared he knew as much. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Undoing his helmet, he placed it on the table, and stood a moment as if to collect himself before he told his news. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They now arouse a new meaning by inciting the one who hears or reads to rehearse imaginatively the activities in which the helmet has its use. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Air is supplied by means of a flexible tube which enters the helmet and communicates with an air pump above. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To allow of the escape of the used air there is sometimes another flexible tube, which is led from the back part of the helmet to the surface of the water. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The man shook his head with the big padded-leather helmet like a football player's on it and said, There is no ammunition for the machine gun. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It rose from the semiglobular mound like a spike from a helmet. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He was a boy and his helmet was too big for him. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Some wore their steel helmets but most of them carried them slung from their packs. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They wore steel helmets. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They all wore German helmets. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The canary is revived by oxygen and the crew puts on safety helmets before proceeding. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The mummers doffed their helmets, and began to eat and drink. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They also contriv ed to temper the metal, and to make helmets, swords, lance-points, ploughs, tools, and other implements of iron. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Their helmets hung on nails driven into the wall and their rifles leaned against the plank wall. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Most of the helmets were too big and came down almost over the ears of the men who wore them. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Only two of us had steel helmets. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Along the top of the stone bridge we could see German helmets moving. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Well, some of the English kings used to wear it in their helmets as a badge, so that is how they got the name of Plantagenet. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The officers all wore helmets; better-fitting helmets. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Their helmets and their gray uniforms were wet and they rode easily, looking ahead and to both sides. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Their helmets came iow down over their foreheads and the side of their faces. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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