heaume

English

Etymology

Old French helme (Middle French heaulme, modern French heaume).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /həʊm/
Rhymes: -əʊm
Homophones: Home, hom, holm, home, holme

Noun

heaume (plural heaumes)

(historical) A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries.

French

Etymology

From Old French elme, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /om/

Noun

heaume m (plural heaumes)

(historical, heraldry) helmet

Synonyms

casque (Modern French)

Further reading

“heaume” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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