a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
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Helmet \Hel"met\, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D. helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth. hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele; cf. also Lith. szalmas, Russ. shleme, Skr. [,c]arman protection. [root]17. Cf. {Hele}, {Hell}, {Helm} a helmet.] 1. (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See {Casque}, {Headpiece}, {Morion}, {Sallet}, and Illust. of {Beaver}.
2. (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.
3. A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a protection from the heat of the sun.
4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as: (a) (Chem.) The upper part of a retort. --Boyle. (b) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon. (c) (Zo["o]l.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
{Helmet beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family {Chrysomelid[ae]}, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known.
{Helmet shell} (Zo["o]l.), one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to {Cassis} and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called {cameo shells}. See {King conch}.
{Helmet shrike} (Zo["o]l.), an African wood shrike of the genus {Prionodon}, having a large crest.
Hood \Hood\, n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed. [root]13.] 1. State; condition. [Obs.]
How could thou ween, through that disguised hood To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser.
2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially: (a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which leaves only the face exposed. (b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl. ``All hoods make not monks.'' --Shak. (c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that may be drawn up over the head at pleasure. (d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood. (e) A covering for a horse's head. (f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See Illust. of {Falcon}.
3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as: (a) The top or head of a carriage. (b) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant draught by turning with the wind. (c) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue. (d) The top of a pump. (e) (Ord.) A covering for a mortar. (f) (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as of monkshood; -- called also {helmet}. --Gray. (g) (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch.
4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.
They include Jack Weeks, who came up with the idea during the presidential campaign of putting the governor in an M-1 tank wearing a helmet, a notion that even Kitty Dukakis says turned out to be humiliating.
He was not wearing a helmet and has actively campaigned against proposals to make helmets for motorcycle riders mandatory.
"I was able to make my way out of the infirmary when suddenly I saw a soldier take off his helmet _ there was this beautiful head of long blond hair.
A skull with a Nazi helmet that contains the letters "CIA" is depicted prominently in the mural.
The roots of some new words are fairly clear _ "brain bucket" for a helmet with a face mask, and "shamateur" for an athlete who is paid for playing but retains amateur status.
Ciccarelli testified that he struck Richardson on the side of his helmet after the defenseman cross-checked him.
Ditto for the antique horse hair clipper, the 1928 Buick radiator cap, the table lamp mounted on a Uruguayan firefighter's helmet, and the tractor tire shoes with the words "love" and "peace" inscribed on the soles.
Bike has been in the helmet business since 1976.
On Tuesday, Dukakis donned a helmet and rode in a M-1 Abrams tank at a General Dynamics facility in Sterling Heights, Mich., where he charged the Reagan administration sought to cut tank production by a quarter.
"Rawlings has explored options to make it practical and profitable to remain in the helmet business, but can no longer justify the manufacture of competitive football helmets," Smith said.
Whatever his off-season activity is called, the 25-year-old athlete says performing in a G-string is not really that different from playing in football pads and helmet.
The actor opposed mandatory helmet laws for motorcyclists.
The government attributes the recent lower levels to increased helmet use and cyclist training.
"I own a motorcycle, and I own a helmet.
McGuire, who was carrying a video camera mounted on his helmet, was filming a student and an instructor at Franklin County Sports Parachute Center about 20 miles from Raleigh.
Mrs. Mofford perched a spelunker's helmet atop her beehive hairdo as she signed the bill adopted an hour earlier.
He's absolutely without peer," he says, adding with a chuckle that Trudeau is also a mysterious fellow who in his youth liked to drive around Montreal on a motorcycle wearing a German helmet.
Images were relayed by satellite from a small camera attached to the helmet of Japanese climber Susumu Nakamura.
He wasn't hurt because he was wearing a football helmet and was strapped inside with clothesline rope since he couldn't afford a real crash helmet or seat belts.
He wasn't hurt because he was wearing a football helmet and was strapped inside with clothesline rope since he couldn't afford a real crash helmet or seat belts.
The grave is marked with an upright artist's pen crowned with an Air Force helmet bearing Caniff's name.
Isabelle removes her helmet.
A traveler told of two keas that cooperated in an attempt to fly off with his bicycle helmet.
The legislation, which goes into effect 150 days after it is signed by Howard County Executive Elizabeth Bobo, would be the nation's toughest helmet law.
He laughed at the pose Dukakis struck last week in Michigan when he donned a helmet and rode in a tank.
As French perched on the narrow ledge on the 21st floor, with the struggling chick in his hands, the mother falcon continually dove at his helmet, at one point dislodging it.
The helicopter pilot turned over the controls to the co-pilot and was lowered by hoist to a nearby ledge, where he gave the woman his helmet and helped her into the hoist harness, Hinde said.
The most dangerous models are no longer being sold, and some states might go further and require licensing or mandatory helmet laws for ATV users.
In one TV commercial, a father, while trying to persuade his son not to wear a chair as a helmet, says his furniture has to take a beating everyday.
Both gaze imploringly at the compassionate lady who drops a coin into the outstretched helmet.