Meanings
noun
- great helm (close helmet) derivative specifically for tournament jousting
Synonyms: jousting helmet
Synonyms & antonyms
noungreat helm (close helmet) derivative specifically for tournament jousting
Similar
jousting helmet
Origin
From the ocularium (vision slit) looking like a frog's mouth.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French heaumes fermés
- heaumes fermésTranslations
German Stechhelm, Geschlossener Turnierhelm
- StechhelmTranslations
- Geschlossener TurnierhelmTranslations
Latin aleæ torneareæ clausæ
- aleæ torneareæ clausæTranslations
Swedish stickhjälm, sluten tornéringshjälm
- stickhjälmTranslations
- sluten tornéringshjälmTranslations
- lyckt tornéringshjälmTranslations
- sluten hjälmTranslations
- lyckt hjälmTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
frog-mouth helm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frog-mouth%20helm
MLA
“frog-mouth helm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frog-mouth%20helm. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frog-mouth helm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frog-mouth%20helm.
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