Helmet vs Armet - What's the difference?
helmet | armet |
A protective head covering.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=2 That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
# The upper part of a chemist's retort.
# The hood-shaped upper sepal or petal of some flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
# A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.
# (heraldry) The feature above a shield on a coat of arms.
As nouns the difference between helmet and armet
is that helmet is a protective head covering while armet is a type of mediaeval full-face helmet.helmet
English
(wikipedia helmet)Alternative forms
* helmette (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety. She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet .}}