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      helmet
      noun
      (clothing) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
      That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
      (heraldry) Such a helm when placed above a shield on a coat of arms.
      The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
      A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
      The upper part of a chemist's retort.
      The glans penis.
      (by extension, derogatory) A contemptible or stupid person.
      verb
      (transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a helmet.
      Roots
      helmhelm- · Old English · protective head covering-et-et · Old French · diminutive
      Synonyms for helmet
      gogglesnmasknshieldnmantlingn
      Words related to helmet
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      The word helmet breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Old French origin: helm, from Old English helm (“protective head covering”); and -et, from Old French -et (“diminutive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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