noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/hoʊm/
UK:/həʊm/
rhymes with -əʊm
homophone: Home
homophone: hom
homophone: holm
homophone: home
homophone: holme
1
noun
Meaning 1
A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: helmet
History
Etymology
From Middle French heaume, from Old French helme. Doublet of helm.