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ˈtarnhelm
Also Tarn-helm, tarn-helm.
[Ger.; cf. tarn-cap and dern a.]
In Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen, a magic helmet which either secures the invisibility of the wearer or enables him to change his appearance at will; = tarn-cap. Also fig. Hence ˈtarn-helmed a.
1877A. Forman tr. Wagner's Nibelung's Ring: Rhinegold 45 (stage direction) He puts the..‘Tarn-helm’ on his head... His figure disappears; in his place a pillar of cloud is seen. Ibid. 57 (stage direction) He puts the tarn⁓helm on again... He disappears; the gods perceive..a toad creeping towards them. 1896G. B. Shaw in Star 22 July 1/7 The magical strangeness of the wishing cap or ‘tarnhelm’. a1930D. H. Lawrence Sex, Literature & Censorship (1955) 84 It is something in her will. It is her tarnhelm. 1971Daily Tel. 4 Oct. 13/3 The fateful ring is grabbed by the tarnhelmed Siegfried. |