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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hood \Hood\, n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat,
     G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed.
     [root]13.]
     1. State; condition. [Obs.]
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              How could thou ween, through that disguised hood
              To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser.
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     2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and
        shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially:
        (a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which
            leaves only the face exposed.
        (b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers
            his head; a cowl. "All hoods make not monks." --Shak.
        (c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that
            may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.
        (d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or
            ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.
        (e) A covering for a horse's head.
        (f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See
            Illust. of {Falcon}.
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     3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as:
        (a) The top or head of a carriage.
        (b) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant
            draught by turning with the wind.
        (c) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper
            part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the
            flue.
        (d) The top of a pump.
        (e) (Ord.) A covering for a mortar.
        (f) (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as
            of monkshood; -- called also {helmet}. --Gray.
        (g) (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch.
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     4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches
        the stem or stern.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helmet \Hel"met\, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of
     Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D.
     helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth.
     hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele;
     cf. also Lith. szalmas, Russ. shleme, Skr. [,c]arman
     protection. [root]17. Cf. {Hele}, {Hell}, {Helm} a helmet.]
     1. (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See {Casque},
        {Headpiece}, {Morion}, {Sallet}, and Illust. of {Beaver}.
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     2. (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or
        coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by
        modifications of form.
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     3. A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other
        suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of
        soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a
        protection from the heat of the sun.
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     4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as:
        (a) (Chem.) The upper part of a retort. --Boyle.
        (b) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some
            flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.
        (c) (Zool.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or
            fore part of the head of a bird.
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     {Helmet beetle} (Zool.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family
        {Chrysomelid[ae]}, having a short, broad, and flattened
        body. Many species are known.
  
     {Helmet shell} (Zool.), one of many species of tropical
        marine univalve shells belonging to {Cassis} and allied
        genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are
        used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called {cameo
        shells}. See {King conch}.
  
     {Helmet shrike} (Zool.), an African wood shrike of the genus
        {Prionodon}, having a large crest.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  helmet
       n 1: armor plate that protects the head
       2: a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  162 Moby Thesaurus words for "helmet":
     achievement, aegis, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent,
     arm guard, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, backstop,
     bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings, bend, bend sinister,
     billet, blazon, blazonry, bordure, broad arrow, buffer, bulwark,
     bumper, cadency mark, canton, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief,
     coat of arms, cockatrice, contraceptive, copyright, coronet,
     crash helmet, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown, cushion,
     dashboard, device, difference, differencing, dodger, eagle, ermine,
     ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon, face mask, falcon,
     fender, fess, fess point, field, file, finger guard, flanch,
     fleur-de-lis, foot guard, fret, fur, fuse, fusil, garland, goggles,
     governor, griffin, guard, guardrail, gules, gyron, hand guard,
     handrail, hard hat, hatchment, heraldic device, honor point,
     impalement, impaling, inescutcheon, insulation, interlock,
     knee guard, knuckle guard, label, laminated glass, life preserver,
     lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, lion, lozenge,
     mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle, mask, metal, motto,
     mudguard, mullet, nombril point, nose guard, octofoil, or,
     ordinary, orle, pad, padding, pale, palladium, paly, patent, pean,
     pheon, pilot, preventive, prophylactic, protective clothing,
     protective umbrella, purpure, quarter, quartering, rose, sable,
     safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail,
     safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, saltire, screen,
     scutcheon, seat belt, shield, shin guard, spread eagle,
     subordinary, sun helmet, tenne, tincture, torse, tressure,
     umbrella, unicorn, vair, vert, windscreen, windshield, wreath,
     yale
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Helmet
     (Heb. kob'a), a cap for the defence of the head (1 Sam. 17:5,
     38). In the New Testament the Greek equivalent is used (Eph.
     6:17; 1 Thess. 5:8). (See {ARMS}.)
     

















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