Helmname詞源 1

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  The wind that blows westward from the Pennine fells over Cumbria and is often accompanied by a line of clouds on top of the hills called the Helm Bar; it is the only named wind in the British Isles.

Helmname詞源 2

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  A surname.

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  A placename, from the surname:

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  A placename, from the surname:

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  A placename, from the surname:

helmnoun詞源 1/hɛlm/

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  nauticaltransportThe tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

  • Ye this is both helme & stern of al together: & that which they contended right sore to impugn, but loue of the truth, wherwith in this poynte I reckened me wel fēsed, wold not suffer me to apply & yeld to their wil, thinking, quod sanctū erat veritatē preferre amicitiæ, that the truth ought to be preferred before al frendship & amitye, & also, Si dextra manus scandalizet deberet prescidi & abijci.
  • Nor is this vveather rare about the Æquinoctiall; by Mariners termed the Tornadoes: and tis ſo vncertaine, that novv you ſhall haue a quiet breath and gale, and ſuddenly an vnexpected violent guſt, and ſtorme, ſo fierce, that many times the ſhips vvill feele no helme.
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  nauticaltransportThe use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned.

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  nauticaltransportThe member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman.

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  Something used to control or steer; also (obsolete), a handle of a tool or weapon; a haft, a helve.

  • A great axe first she gave, that two ways cut, / In which a fair well-polish'd helm was put, / That from an olive bough receiv'd his frame.
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  A position of control or leadership.

  • the helm of the Commonwealth
  • Biſhop [William] Laud of London is alſo povverful in his VVay, for he ſits at the Helm of the Church, and doth more than any of the tvvo Archbiſhops, or all the reſt of his tvvo and tvventy Brethren beſides.
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  One in the position of controlling or directing; a controller, a director, a guide.

  • [Y]ou ſlander / The Helmes o'th State: vvho care for you like Fathers, / VVhen you curſe them, as Enemies.

helmverb詞源 1/hɛlm/

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  nauticaltransportTo control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel).

  • [A] wild wave in the wild North-sea, / […] overbears the bark, / And him that helms it, […]
  • For this light he steered, and soon he saw two tall pillars of flame blazing beside each other, with a narrow space of night between them. He helmed the ship towards these, and when he came near them they were like two mighty mountains of wood burning far into heaven, […]
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  To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization).

  • Ile ſtriue to be nor great nor ſmale, / To liue nor die, fate helmeth all, / VVhen I can breath no longer, then, / Heauen take all, there put Amen.
  • The very ſtreame of his life, and the buſineſſe he hath helmed, muſt vppon a vvarranted neede, giue him a better proclamation.

helmnoun詞源 2/hɛlm/

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  archaicA helmet.

  • Their plumed helmes are wrought with beaten golde, / Their ſwords enameld, and about their neckes / Hangs maſſie chaines of golde downe to the waſte, / In euery part exceding braue and rich.
  • O're Shields and Helmes, and helmed heads he rode / Of Thrones and mighty Seraphim proſtrate, / That vviſh'd the Mountains novv might be again / Throvvn on them as a ſhelter from his ire.
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  A shelter for cattle or other farm animals; a hemmel, a shed.

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  A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain, especially one associated with a storm.

  • Then ancient Skiddaw, stern and proud, / In sullen majesty replying, / Thus spake from out of his helm of cloud […]
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  dialectalThe crown or top of something.

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  obsoletealchemychemistrynatural-sciencesThe upper part or cap of an alembic or retort.

  • The Dragons teeth, Mercurie ſublimate, / That keepes the vvhiteneſſe, hardneſſe and the biting; / And they are gather’d, into Iaſon’s helme, / (Th’Alembeke) and then ſovv’d in Mars his field, / And, thence, ſublim’d ſo often, till they are fix’d.

helmverb詞源 3/hɛlm/

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  archaicTo cover (a head) with a helmet; to provide (someone) with a helmet; to helmet.

  • Oh Noble Conon, / You taught my tender Hands the Trade of VVar; / And novv again you Helm your hoary Head, / And under double vveight of Age and Arms, / Aſſert your Countries Freedom, and my Crovvn.
  • Then from the bank / He sprung, and helm'd his head.

helmnoun詞源 4/hɛlm/

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  A stalk of corn, or (uncountable) stalks of corn collectively (that is, straw), especially when bundled together or laid out straight to be used for thatching roofs.

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  obsoleteSynonym of bentgrass (“any of numerous reedy grass species of the genus Agrostis”)

  • The Italians, and Spaniards, call it Sparto, and the ſecond ſort Albardi, The Dutch Halm. And vve in Engliſh, Helme, and Matvveede, but the people all along the Coaſts of Norfolke and Suffolke, call it Marram, and may be called Sea Ruſhes as vvell.

helmverb詞源 4/hɛlm/

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  To lay out (stalks of corn, or straw) straight to be used for thatching roofs; to yelm.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• haulm