heaume

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noun

A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.

OriginMiddle French heaume ← Old French helme →
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Meanings

nounheaume (plural heaumes)

plural heaumes

  1. historicalA large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
great heaumegreat helm

Origin

  1. Old Frenchhelme
  2. Middle Frenchheaume
  3. Englishheaume

From Middle French heaume, from Old French helme. Doublet of helm.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with heaume

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Sounds the same

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Cite this entry
APA

heaume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heaume

MLA

“heaume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heaume. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heaume,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heaume.

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