Home › Words › H › heaumeheaume/hoʊm/heaume means A large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.heaume is pronounced /hoʊm/.EtymologyFrom Middle French heaume, from Old French helme. Doublet of helm.nounA large helmet extended to and rested on the shoulders, worn in the 12th and 13th centuries: a great helm.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.heaumer 69% match — A maker of helmets. vs heaume →halfhelm 62% match — A simple skullcap or cervelliere which protects only the top of the head, in contrast to a greathelm or other helmet that would protect the whole head. vs heaume →hounskull 59% match — A type of visor, drawn out into a conical point like a muzzle or beak which improved ventilation and deflected blows, or a helmet having such a visor. vs heaume →helmed 59% match — Wearing a helm. vs heaume →hauberk 58% match — A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. vs heaume →helmetlike 57% match — Resembling a helmet. vs heaume →hoguine 56% match — An item of armor worn in the 16th century, consisting of overlapping lames to protect the buttocks. vs heaume →haustement 56% match — A close-fitting undergarment, over which the armor (and hose) were fastened. vs heaume →