Heaumes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 133 anagrams from letters in heaumes (aeehmsu).
1565-75; Middle French, Old French helme Germanic; see helm2
The heaume was only put on when actual fighting in battle or in the lists was about to commence.
In the reign of Richard I., the close-fitting helmet was superseded by the heaume, great helm or tilting helmet.
The name is supposed to be a corruption of heaumet, the diminutive of heaume, the great helm of the fourteenth century.
But in the latter half of the 13th century the basinet was developed into a complete war head-dress and replaced the heaume.
The larger and heavier salades were also often used instead of the heaume in tournaments.
During the mail period, no heaume is represented with a movable visor.
It will be observed that this kind of heaume is continued so low as to rest on the shoulders.
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