heaume

[ hohm ]

/ hoʊm /

noun

Nearby words

heating degree-day, heating element, heating pad, heatproof, heatstroke, heaume, heave, heave down, heave into sight, heave to, heave-ho

Origin of heaume

1565–75; < Middle French, Old French helme < Germanic; see helm²

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Examples from the Web for heaume

During the mail period, no heaume is represented with a movable visor.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald
The heaume was only put on when actual fighting in battle or in the lists was about to commence.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald
It will be observed that this kind of heaume is continued so low as to rest on the shoulders.
Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe|John Hewitt
The name is supposed to be a corruption of heaumet, the diminutive of heaume, the great helm of the fourteenth century.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

In the reign of Richard I., the close-fitting helmet was superseded by the Heaume, great helm or tilting helmet.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald

British Dictionary definitions for heaume

heaume

/ (həʊm) /

noun

(in the 12th and 13th centuries) a large helmet reaching and supported by the shoulders

Word Origin for heaume

C16: from Old French helme; see helmet

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