helmet

Meaning

Noun

1. A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
2. A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
3. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
5. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
6. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
7. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.

Verb

To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.

Synonyms

headpiece

hat

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cap

hard hat

casque

head-piece

headgear

helm

anti-knock helmet

galea

steel helmet

tin hat

cabasset

protective covering

protective headgear

ballistic helmet

ballistic protection helmet

protective helmet

protecting cap

safety helmet

ambush

bascinet

armor

bonnet

cowl

crest

headband

headdress

hood

morion

posterity

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛlmɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: helmet

Cognate with Old English: helm

In summary

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.