heaume

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French heaume, from Old French helme. Doublet of helm. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /hoʊm/ (UK) IPA(key): /həʊm/ Rhymes: -əʊm Homophones: Home, hom, holm, home, holme === Noun === heaume (plural heaumes) (historical) A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm. ==== Derived terms ==== great heaume === References === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French helme, from Early Medieval Latin helmus, from Frankish *helm, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /om/ Homophone: ohm (but mute h) === Noun === heaume m (plural heaumes) (historical, heraldry) a mediaeval military helmet protecting the head and face (obsolete) any helmet Synonym: casque === Further reading === “heaume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012