Meanings
verbdishelm (third-person singular simple present dishelms, present participle dishelming, simple past and past participle dishelmed)
present singular third person dishelms · participle present dishelming · participle past dishelmed · past dishelmed
- ambitransitivepoeticTo deprive of a helmet.
Lying stark, dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale.
1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dishelm
realmelmhelmoverwhelmAnselmyelmHjelmKelmChelmat the helmbehelmChełmcoin of the realmschelmunhelmunwhelmuphelmwhelm
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