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   helmet

   /ˈhɛlmɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a hard or padded protective hat, various types of which are worn by soldiers, police officers, motorcyclists, sports players, and others.
   • 2. the arched upper part (galea) of the corolla in some flowers, especially those of the mint and orchid families.
   • 3. a predatory mollusc with a squat heavy shell, which lives in tropical and temperate seas.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of helme, of Germanic origin; related to helm2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. helmeted adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

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