Definition of helm

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Helm (n.) A helve.

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Helmed :: Helmed (imp. & p. p.) of Hel.
Skullcap :: Skullcap (n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised..
Binnacle :: Binnacle (n.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee..
Aweather :: Aweather (adv.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather!.
Armet :: Armet (n.) A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries..
Helminthoid :: Helminthoid (a.) Wormlike; vermiform.
Immersion :: Immersion (n.) The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep engagedness.
Lambrequin :: Lambrequin (n.) A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the helmet, to protect it from wet or heat..
Station :: Station (n.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot well adapted for offensive measures. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.)..
Steersmate :: Steersman (n.) One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.
Enthelminthes :: Enthelminthes (n. pl.) Intestinal worms. See Helminthes.
Cognizance :: Cognizance (n.) The distinguishing mark worn by an armed knight, usually upon the helmet, and by his retainers and followers: Hence, in general, a badge worn by a retainer or dependent, to indicate the person or party to which he belonged; a token by which a thing may be known..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails..
Overwhelming :: Overwhelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overwhel.
Plathelminth :: Plathelminth (n.) One of the Platyelminthes.
Vermes :: Vermes (n. pl.) An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by Linnaeus and his followers..
Helmed :: Helmed (a.) Covered with a helmet.
Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..
Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A defensive covering for the head. See Casque, Headpiece, Morion, Sallet, and Illust. of Beaver..
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