'Helmet' definitions:
Definition of 'helmet'
From: WordNet
noun
Armor plate that protects the head
noun
A protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
Definition of 'Helmet'
From: GCIDE
- Helmet \Hel"met\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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) (Zool.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird. [1913 Webster]
- Helmet beetle (Zool.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family Chrysomelid[ae], 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'helmet'
From: GCIDE
- Hood \Hood\, n. [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.] [1913 Webster]
- How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Helmet'
From: 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.)
Synonyms of 'helmet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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