Unhelmet

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove the helmet from. transitive

    "In spite of all that Durward could say of the slightness of his hurt, he was compelled to dismount, and to seat himself on a bank, and unhelmet himself"

  2. 2
    To take off a helmet intransitive

    "Due to security protocols—ones I had devised—I had to unhelmet at the front gate and a guard with a slavering dog met me in the circular drive."

Example

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"In spite of all that Durward could say of the slightness of his hurt, he was compelled to dismount, and to seat himself on a bank, and unhelmet himself"

Etymology

From un- + helmet.

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