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Helmet   /hˈɛlmət/   Listen
noun
Helmet  n.  
1.
(Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet.
2.
(Her.) 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.
(b)
(Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
(c)
(Zool.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
Helmet beetle (Zool.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family Chrysomelidae, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known.
Helmet shell (Zool.), 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 (Zool.), an African wood shrike of the genus Prionodon, having a large crest.





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"Helmet" Quotes from Famous Books



... menacing brow, looming high in his prow Stood Earl Sigurd, and fair to behold Was his bright, yellow hair, as it waved in the air, 'Neath the glittering helmet ...
— Christmas in Legend and Story - A Book for Boys and Girls • Elva S. Smith
... marvels at the bright armour. He lifts off the great shield, again like a child, to see what it covers. A man in suit of mail! He can see the face in part only, but warms with instantaneous pleasure in its comeliness. The helmet, he surmises, must press uncomfortably on the beautiful head. Very gently he takes it off. Long curling locks, loosed from confinement, gush abundantly forth. Siegfried is startled by the sight. But the right words, "How beautiful!" rise to his untaught lips. He remains sunk in contemplation ...
— The Wagnerian Romances • Gertrude Hall
... no notice of them; his feet were planted apart on the strip of crimson carpet stretched across the pavement; his face, under the helmet, wore the same stolid, watching look ...
— Forsyte Saga • John Galsworthy
... in the interior by the male sex to scrutinize a lady's hair. They were obliged to conform to the usual custom, at which the women expressed themselves highly delighted. The hair, which had excited the admiration of the travellers, was made up in the shape of a hussar's helmet, and very ingeniously traced on the top. Irregular figures were likewise braided on each side of the head, and a band of worked thread, dyed in indigo, encircled it below the natural hair, which seemed, by its tightness ...
— Lander's Travels - The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa • Robert Huish
... good uncle? thrice within this hour, I saw him down; thrice up again and fighting; From helmet to the ...
— King Henry the Fifth - Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre • William Shakespeare


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