Part 5219

<blockquote>The business he hath <b>helmed</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A wild wave . . . overbears the bark, And him that <b>helms</b> it. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Helm</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Helm</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. See <er>Helmet</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A helmet.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Helm</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Helm</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.</def> <mark>[Perh. used only as a <tt>past part.</tt> or <tt>part. adj.</tt>]</mark>

<blockquote>She that <b>helmed</b> was in starke stours. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Helmage</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Helm"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Guidance; direction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Helmed</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Helm"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Covered with a helmet.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>helmed</b> cherubim Are seen in glittering ranks. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Helmet</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Hel"met</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>helmet</ets>, a dim of <ets>helme</ets>, F. <ets>heaume</ets>; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. <ets>helm</ets>, akin to AS. & OS. <ets>helm</ets>, D. <ets>helm</ets>, <ets>helmet</ets>, Icel. <ets>hj\'belmr</ets>, Sw. <ets>hjelm</ets>, Dan. <ets>hielm</ets>, Goth. <ets>hilms</ets>; and prob. from the root of AS. <ets>helan</ets> to hide, to hele; cf. also Lith. <ets>szalmas</ets>, Russ. <ets>shleme</ets>, Skr. <ets>\'87arman</ets> protection. &root;17. Cf. <er>Hele</er>, <er>Hell</er>, <er>Helm</er> a helmet.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Armor)</fld> <def>A defensive covering for the head. See <er>Casque</er>, <er>Headpiece</er>, <er>Morion</er>, <er>Sallet</er>, and <i>Illust.</i> of <er>Beaver</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>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.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The upper part of a retort</def>. <i>Boyle</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird</def>.

<cs><col>Helmet beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a leaf-eating beetle of the family <spn>Chrysomelid\'91</spn>, having a short, broad, and flattened body. Many species are known.</cd> -- <col>Helmet shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of many species of tropical marine univalve shells belonging to <spn>Cassis</spn> and allied genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called <altname>cameo shells</altname>. See <er>King conch</er>.</cd> -- <col>Helmet shrike</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an African wood shrike of the genus <spn>Prionodon</spn>, having a large crest.</cd></cs>

<h1>Helmeted</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Hel`met*ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet-shaped part; galeate.</def>

<h1>Helmet-shaped</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Hel"met-shaped`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Galeate</er>.</def>

<h1>Helminth</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Hel"minth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, a worm.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.</def>

<h1>Helminthagogue</h1> <Xpage=683>

<hw>Hel*min"tha*gogue</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a worm + <?/ to drive.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A vermifuge.</def>