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Definition of Heaume
1. Noun. A large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders.
Definition of Heaume
1. a medieval helmet [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heaume
Literary usage of Heaume
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Thereupon the heaume became, by degrees, the special head-dress of the tournament,
... Types of the later, partly tilling, heaume are shown in figs. ..."
2. A New and Enlarged Military Dictionary, Or, Alphabetical Explanation of ...by Charles James by Charles James (1805)
"The heaume, ai we have observed above, covered the face. ... heaume, Fr. A word
derived from the German, which formerly signified tasque, or helmet. ..."
3. A Military Dictionary: Or, Explaination of the Several Systems of Discipline by William Duane (1810)
"heaume, Fr. A word derived from the Cernían, which formerly signified ...
The heaume was not only worn hy the chevaliers or knights when they wem ti> war, ..."
4. The English Turf: A Record of Horses and Courses by Charles Richardson (1901)
"Another very good Hermit horse was heaume, who started first favourite for the St.
Leger of 1890. This race was won by Memoir, and it will doubtless be ..."
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