helmlessadj.1
/ˈhɛlmlɪs/ Without a helm or helmet.
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1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. xxvi. 44 Clorinda..helmlesse to the forrestward gan hie.
1814 Ld. Byron Lara ii. xvi. 1040 The cloven cuirass, and the helmless head.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
helmlessadj.2
Without a helm or steering gear; rudderless. Also figurative.
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1824 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed i. i. 116 The desert-ship, The helmless dromedary.
1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam iv. 4 My will is bondsman to the dark; I sit within a helmless bark. View more context for this quotation
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