v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + helmet. ] To deprive of the helmet. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hjālmr, 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. çarman protection. √17. Cf. Hele, Hell, Helm a helmet. ]
Helmet beetle (Zool.),
Helmet shell (Zool.),
Helmet shrike (Zool.),
a. Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hjālmr, 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. çarman protection. √17. Cf. Hele, Hell, Helm a helmet. ]
Helmet beetle (Zool.),
Helmet shell (Zool.),
Helmet shrike (Zool.),
a. Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate. [ 1913 Webster ]