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▪ I. helmless, a.1|ˈhɛlmlɪs|
[f. helm n.1 + -less.]
Without a helm or helmet.
1600Fairfax Tasso iii. xxvi, Clorinda..helmlesse to the forrestward gan hie. 1814Byron Lara ii. xvi, The cloven cuirass, and the helmless head.
▪ II. ˈhelmless, a.2
[f. helm n.2 + -less.]
Without a helm or steering gear; rudderless. Also fig.
1824Byron Def. Transf. i. i. 116 The desert-ship, The helmless dromedary. 1850Tennyson In Mem. iv, My will is bondsman to the dark; I sit within a helmless bark. |