pickelhaube en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪk(ə)lhaʊbə/ (UK)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German Pickelhaube.
Meanings
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(historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War.
Whereupon an outlandish production number breaks out in which the Marx Brothers play xylophone on the pickelhauben of the assembled soldiers[…].
2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 299:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pickelhauben | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pickelhaubes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
it elmo chiodato (helmet) · fr casque à pointe (helmet) · ru пике́льхаубе (helmet) · da pikkelhue (helmet) · de Pickelhaube (helmet) · sv pickelhuva (helmet) · ru пикельхе́льм (helmet)