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▪ I. helio1|ˈhiːlɪəʊ|
colloq. abbrev. of heliograph n. and v. a. gen.
1893R. Kipling Many Invent. 30, I used to put my signaller under arrest to prevent him reading the helio-orders. 1897Daily News 4 Sept. 5/4 Messages had to be helio'd under a hot fire at short range.
b. spec.= heliograph n. 4 b.
1886Kipling Departm. Ditties (1904) 23 All honour unto Bangs, for n'er did Jones thereafter know By word or act official who read off that helio. 1901‘Linesman’ Words by Eyewitness (1902) 32 Then another helio, spelt out painfully by the frowning, staring signallers, ‘Very hard pressed’.
▪ II. helio2
[colloq. abbrev. of heliotrope.]
= heliotrope 1 d.
1894T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring & Summer 31/3 Pink, sky and helio. printed pique vest. 1922Daily Mail 22 Nov. 5 Very exceptional value with Blue or Black or Helio border. 1928Ibid. 31 July 1/3 Dainty..Dressing Jackets in Pink, Apple and Helio. |