Helmless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without a helm (steering apparatus of a ship). not-comparable

    "To Sleep I give my powers away; ⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; ⁠I sit within a helmless bark, And with my heart I muse and say: […]"

Example

More examples

"To Sleep I give my powers away; ⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; ⁠I sit within a helmless bark, And with my heart I muse and say: […]"

Etymology

From helm + -less.

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