Helmet Definition
hĕlmĭt
helmets
noun
A protective head covering made of hard material, such as leather, metal, or plastic.
A firefighter's uniform includes a helmet.
American Heritage
Something suggesting such a headpiece in appearance or function, as a galea of a flower.
Webster's New World
The headgear with a glass mask worn by deep-sea divers.
American Heritage
A protective covering for the head.
Webster's New World
A pith helmet; a topi.
American Heritage
verb
To provide with or put on a helmet.
American Heritage
To cover or equip with a helmet.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Helmet
Noun
Singular:
helmet
Plural:
helmetsOrigin of Helmet
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From healmet, helmet, an Old French diminutive of helme (Modern French heaume). The Old French is itself from the Germanic helm. English since the 15th century, gradually displacing Old English helm as the generic word.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French diminutive of helme of Germanic origin kel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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