humet

== English == === Etymology === Uncertain. The OED speculates that it might derive from Old French heaumet (whence helmet), a diminutive of heaume (“helm”) supposedly applied to the bar of it; however, compare the early (1600s) use of humet for a slab of stone or tombstone. === Noun === humet (plural humets) (heraldry, rare) A fesse or bar cut off short at each end. ==== Alternative forms ==== humette, heumette === Adjective === humet (not comparable) (heraldry) Humetté, couped. Synonym: (plural) humets === See also === hamade === Anagrams === mute h == Latin == === Verb === humet third-person singular present active subjunctive of humō