great helm

/ɡɹeɪt.hɛlm/

noun

A helmet in the form of a flat-topped or curved barrel of metal with small openings for sight and ventilation, worn chiefly from the 12th to 14th century.

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barrel helmbucket helmheaumepot helm
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Meanings

noungreat helm (plural great helms)

plural great helms · alternative greathelm

  1. historicalA helmet in the form of a flat-topped or curved barrel of metal with small openings for sight and ventilation, worn chiefly from the 12th to 14th century.

    Synonyms: barrel helm, bucket helm, heaume, pot helm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA helmet in the form of a flat-topped or curved barrel of metal with small openings for sight and ventilation, worn chiefly from the 12th to 14th century.

Similar
barrel helmbucket helmheaumepot helm
Also see
great heaume
Cite this entry
APA

great helm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20helm

MLA

“great helm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20helm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great helm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20helm.

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