unhelm

British

/ ʌnˈhɛlm /

verb

to remove the helmet of (oneself or another)

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Etymology

Origin of unhelm

C15: from _un- ² + _helm ²

Example Sentences

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"Come, valiant sir," said Wamba, "I must be your armourer as well as your equerry—I have dismounted you, and now I will unhelm you."

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

But for the sake of what had been I was fain to unhelm for a moment as we stepped past them.

From A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

Then the servant cut short my thoughts, and led us to the bishop, bidding me unhelm first.

From A Thane of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

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