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dishelm

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[dis-helm] / dɪsˈhɛlm /

verb (used with object)

  1. to deprive of a helmet.

Etymology

Origin of dishelm

First recorded in 1470–80; dis- 1 + helm 2

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Dishelm, dis-helm′, v.t. to divest of a helmet.

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