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Helmet vs Armet - What's the difference?

helmet | armet |

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)
  • A protective head covering.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
  • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=2 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 .}}
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * brain bucket, hard hat

    Derived terms

    * bicycle helmet * construction helmet * crash helmet

    armet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of mediaeval full-face helmet
  • See also

    * ("armet" on Wikipedia) ----