 5 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
helmet
noun
1: armor plate that protects the head
2: a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hood \Hood\, noun [OE. hood, hod, AS. h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat,
G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed.
[root]13.]
1. State; condition. [Obs.]
How could thou ween, through that disguised hood
To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser.
2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and
shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially:
(a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which
leaves only the face exposed.
(b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers
his head; a cowl. ''All hoods make not monks.''
--Shak.
(c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that
may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.
(d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or
ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.
(e) A covering for a horse's head.
(f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See
Illust. of {Falcon}.
3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as:
(a) The top or head of a carriage.
(b) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant
draught by turning with the wind.
(c) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper
part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the
flue.
(d) The top of a pump.
(e) (Ord.) A covering for a mortar.
(f) (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as
of monkshood; -- called also {helmet}. --Gray.
(g) (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch.
4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches
the stem or stern.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Helmet \Hel"met\, noun [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of
Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D.
helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, 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. [,c]arman
protection. [root]17. Cf. {Hele}, {Hell}, {Helm} a helmet.]
1. (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See {Casque},
{Headpiece}, {Morion}, {Sallet}, and Illust. of {Beaver}.
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. --Boyle.
(b) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some
flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
(c) (Zo["o]l.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top
or fore part of the head of a bird.
{Helmet beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a leaf-eating beetle of the
family {Chrysomelid[ae]}, having a short, broad, and
flattened body. Many species are known.
{Helmet shell} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), an African wood shrike of the
genus {Prionodon}, having a large crest.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
162 Moby Thesaurus words for "helmet":
achievement, aegis, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent,
arm guard, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, backstop,
bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings, bend, bend sinister,
billet, blazon, blazonry, bordure, broad arrow, buffer, bulwark,
bumper, cadency mark, canton, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief,
coat of arms, cockatrice, contraceptive, copyright, coronet,
crash helmet, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown, cushion,
dashboard, device, difference, differencing, dodger, eagle, ermine,
ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon, face mask, falcon,
fender, fess, fess point, field, file, finger guard, flanch,
fleur-de-lis, foot guard, fret, fur, fuse, fusil, garland, goggles,
governor, griffin, guard, guardrail, gules, gyron, hand guard,
handrail, hard hat, hatchment, heraldic device, honor point,
impalement, impaling, inescutcheon, insulation, interlock,
knee guard, knuckle guard, label, laminated glass, life preserver,
lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, lion, lozenge,
mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle, mask, metal, motto,
mudguard, mullet, nombril point, nose guard, octofoil, or,
ordinary, orle, pad, padding, pale, palladium, paly, patent, pean,
pheon, pilot, preventive, prophylactic, protective clothing,
protective umbrella, purpure, quarter, quartering, rose, sable,
safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail,
safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, saltire, screen,
scutcheon, seat belt, shield, shin guard, spread eagle,
subordinary, sun helmet, tenne, tincture, torse, tressure,
umbrella, unicorn, vair, vert, windscreen, windshield, wreath,
yale
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Helmet
(Heb. kob'a), a cap for the defence of the head (1 Sam. 17:5,
38). In the New Testament the Greek equivalent is used (Eph.
6:17; 1 Thess. 5:8). (See {ARMS}.)
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