helmet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛlmɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɛlmət/
Etymology
From Middle English helmet, helmett, a borrowing from Old French helmet, heaumet, a diminutive of helme (Modern French heaume), equivalent to helm + -et. The Old French is itself of Germanic origin (whence Old English helm). Used in English since the 15th century, it has largely displaced helm as the general word.
Meanings
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A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter II, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:Most speedboarders wear helmets, knee and elbow pads, and occasionally all-in-one aerodynamic suits, to protect themselves.
2009 February 25, Noam Friedlander, “Dangerous sport of speedboarding banned from Malibu streets”, in The Daily Telegraph:
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. ▸ The upper part of a chemist's retort.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. ▸ The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
- That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. ▸ A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
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That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. ▸ The glans penis.
And it makes me sick, the thought of your lipstick on his helmet.
1998, “Quarterback”, in Adam Cohen, performed by Adam Cohen:
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(broadly, derogatory) That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc. ▸ The glans penis. ▸ A contemptible or stupid person.
Jarvo’s a stinky old helmet.
2021 September 3, MJowen174, Twitter, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| helmette | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| helmets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
crash helmet · purple helmet · policeman's helmet · helmet vanga · pith helmet · helmetlike · blue helmet · flying helmet · helmet snail · behelmeted · helmet hair · helmet streamer · bicycle helmet · coal scuttle helmet · safety helmet · helmetcrest · space helmet · Corinthian helmet · helmet shell · balaclava helmet · pit helmet · helmetcam · sun helmet · helmetshrike · combat helmet · helmet orchid · washbasin helmet · construction helmet · unhelmet · close helmet · guinit helmet · beer helmet · horned helmet · crash-helmet · steel pot helmet · helmet crab · kettle helmet · Chalcidian helmet · helmetless · blue-helmet
Descendants
ヘルメット · helmed · hermet · helmeti · 헬멧
Relateds
Synonyms
purple helmet · plum · skull · knob · helmet · helm · skull · bell-end · helm · dome · tip · warhead · knob · knobhead · knobhead · other head · head · brain bucket · dickhead · head · other head · tip · purple helmet · little head · mushroom tip · plum · mushroom tip · cockhead · dome · cockhead · helmet · cue ball · dickhead · warhead · bell-end · little head · cue ball
Translations (167)
sip ལྕགས་ཞ (protective head covering) · de Helm (protective head covering) · oc casco (protective head covering) · bo རྨོག་ཞྭ (protective head covering) · ota تولقه (protective head covering) · ota سرپنك (protective head covering) · uk ка́ска (protective head covering) · mn дуулга (protective head covering) · fa-ira تَرْگ (protective head covering) · th หมวกนิรภัย (protective head covering) · ka ჩაფხუტი (protective head covering) · sl čelada (protective head covering) · cy helmedau (protective head covering) · ja 兜 (protective head covering) · alt туулга (protective head covering) · ur ہیلْمیٹ (protective head covering) · lt šalmas (protective head covering) · ota تولغه (protective head covering) · tl almete (protective head covering) · hsb helm (protective head covering) · es casco (protective head covering) · vi nón bảo hiểm (protective head covering) · tl helmet (protective head covering) · sh kàciga (protective head covering) · bo རྨོག་རིལ (protective head covering) · zlw-opl szłom (protective head covering) · la cassis (protective head covering) · da hjelm (protective head covering) · izh kypärä (protective head covering) · grc κράνος (protective head covering) · ar خُوذَة (protective head covering) · es casquete (protective head covering) · mk кацига (protective head covering) · fa-ira خود (protective head covering) · ext cascu (protective head covering) · tr tolga (protective head covering) · te శిరస్త్రాణము (protective head covering) · my ဦးခေါင်းဆောင် (protective head covering) · fa-ira تَرْک (protective head covering) · vi mũ bảo hiểm (protective head covering) · acw خوذة (protective head covering) · bg шлем (protective head covering) · sk helma (protective head covering) · sh šlȅm (protective head covering) · cs přilba (protective head covering) · gl gocete (protective head covering) · hu sisak (protective head covering) · oc èlm (protective head covering) · tk tuwalga (protective head covering) · af helm (protective head covering) · ru шлем (protective head covering) · grc κόρυς (protective head covering) · ka მუზარადი (protective head covering) · cu шлѣмъ (protective head covering) · pl hełm (protective head covering) · pa ਹੈਲਮਟ (protective head covering) · fa-ira کُلاهِ ایمَنی (protective head covering) · hi ख़ोद (protective head covering) · la galea (protective head covering) · orv шеломъ (protective head covering) · ms topi keledar (protective head covering) · ta தலைக்கவசம் (protective head covering) · hi हेलमेट (protective head covering) · tr kask (protective head covering) · hy սաղավարտ (protective head covering) · pt capacete (protective head covering) · bo རྨོག་ཞུ (protective head covering) · fi kypärä (protective head covering) · es yelmo (protective head covering) · ja ヘルメット (protective head covering) · he קַסְדָּה (protective head covering) · ru шело́м (protective head covering) · uz dubulgʻa (protective head covering) · ca elm (protective head covering) · it casco (protective head covering) · ru ка́ска (protective head covering) · gl borguiñota (protective head covering) · dsb nagłowk (protective head covering) · cy helmed (protective head covering) · nb hjelm (protective head covering) · tr miğfer (protective head covering) · non hjalmr (protective head covering) · ar بَيْضَة (protective head covering) · et kiiver (protective head covering) · ga clogad (protective head covering) · sq kokore (protective head covering) · es bacinete (protective head covering) · mk шлем (protective head covering) · cy helm (protective head covering) · gl casco (protective head covering) · mr शिरस्त्राण (protective head covering) · az kaska (protective head covering) · ro coif (protective head covering) · es capacete (protective head covering) · cs přilbice (protective head covering) · ca casc (protective head covering) · pl kask (protective head covering) · dsb nagłownik (protective head covering) · mr हेल्मेट (protective head covering) · ga cafarr (protective head covering) · ko 헬멧 (protective head covering) · es cerbillera (protective head covering) · sw helmeti (protective head covering) · nl helm (protective head covering) · az dəbilqə (protective head covering) · alt темир бӧрӱк (protective head covering) · ota باشلق (protective head covering) · gl chola (protective head covering) · bg ка́ска (protective head covering) · cs helma (protective head covering) · ota تغلغه (protective head covering) · es celada (protective head covering) · bo རྨོག (protective head covering) · ast cascu (protective head covering) · mt elmu (protective head covering) · kum темир бёрк (protective head covering) · fa-ira کُلاه (protective head covering) · xal дуулх (protective head covering) · ota توولغه (protective head covering) · eo kasko (protective head covering) · es morrión (protective head covering) · el κράνος (protective head covering) · chg دبولغه (protective head covering) · eu kasko (protective head covering) · fr casque (protective head covering) · ko 투구 (protective head covering) · pau hermet (protective head covering) · sw kofia ya chuma (protective head covering) · cmn 鋼盔 /钢盔 (protective head covering) · id helm (protective head covering) · sq tarogzë (protective head covering) · be шало́м (protective head covering) · sk prilba (protective head covering) · sv hjälm (protective head covering) · sh ка̀цига (protective head covering) · it elmetto (protective head covering) · hu bukósisak (protective head covering) · mi pōtae mārō (protective head covering) · ga ceannbheart (protective head covering) · kk дулығ (protective head covering) · be ка́ска (protective head covering) · ro cască (protective head covering) · ur خود (protective head covering) · trk-oat توغلقه (protective head covering) · chg توبولغا (protective head covering) · hsb nahłownik (protective head covering) · gd clogaid (protective head covering) · ota توغلغه (protective head covering) · gl camal (protective head covering) · sq përkrenare (protective head covering) · cmn 頭盔 /头盔 (protective head covering) · is hjálmur (protective head covering) · cs helmice (protective head covering) · nn hjelm (protective head covering) · lo ໝວກກັນກະທົບ (protective head covering) · sh шле̏м (protective head covering) · ky туулга (protective head covering) · lv ķivere (protective head covering) · pdt Schiltmetz (protective head covering) · ast yelmu (protective head covering) · gl elmo (protective head covering) · got 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 (protective head covering) · ang helm (protective head covering) · uk шоло́м (protective head covering) · pt elmo (protective head covering) · kum давулгъа (protective head covering) · th หมวกเชื่อม (protective head covering)