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    A galea ([ˈɡaɫea], from Greek γαλέη, galéē, "weasel, marten") was a Roman soldier's helmet. Some gladiators, specifically murmillo (myrmillo), also wore...
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  • Galea may refer to: Galea (surname) Galea (botany), a helmet-shaped structure in certain flowers Galea (genus), a genus of rodents Galea (helmet), ancient...
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  • (Sassanid army) Roman legionary helmet - galea Ancient Chinese helmet from the Zhou dynasty Imperial Chinese helmet from the Northern and Southern dynasties...
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    important helmet types to develop in antiquity were the Corinthian helmet and the Roman galea. During the Middle Ages, many different military helmets and some...
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  • Montefortino helmet type, which continued to serve alongside it for a time. This constituted the final evolutionary stage of the legionary helmet (galea). The...
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  • Greek helmet may refer to any of the following: Attic helmet Boar's tusk helmet Boeotian helmet Chalcidian helmet Corinthian helmet Galea (helmet) Illyrian...
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    The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith...
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    Roman Republic, the Montefortino helmet was the first stage in the development of the galea, derived from Celtic helmet designs. Similar types are to be...
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    A galea is an overhanging, helmet-shaped, part of the flower that protects the reproductive parts from precipitation, wind, or unwanted visitors. The...
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  • Gabardine Gaberdine Gable hood Gache Gagra choli Gaiters Gajra Gákti Galea (helmet) Galero Galesh Galloon Galoshes Gambeson Gamine Gamosa Gamsbart Gamucha...
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    U+106AF *415-VAS VAS vās - 𐚰 U+106B0 *416-VAS VAS vās - 𐚱 U+106B1 *417-VAS VAS vās - 𐚲 U+106B2 *418-VAS VAS vās - Other 𐙔 U+10654 *191 GAL galea helmet...
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    The Coolus helmet (named for Coolus, France) was a type of ancient Celtic and Roman helmet popular in the 1st century BCE. It was typically made in bronze...
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    up to 1907. This name roughly means "capped mockingbird", from Latin galea "helmet" and Ancient Greek skóptein (σκώπτειν, "to scold" or "to mock"). But...
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  • heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to...
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    the accusative of galea, "helmet", and opus, "need". The combination is intended as a translation of Wil-helm, literally "want helmet", in reference to...
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    god of the underworld. Rabelais calls it the Helmet of Pluto, and Erasmus the Helmet of Orcus. The helmet becomes proverbial for those who conceal their...
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    (plural: galeri; from Latin: galērum, originally connoting a helmet made of skins; cf. galea) is a broad-brimmed hat with tasselated strings which was worn...
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    of the belt. The cingulum militare was used in conjunction with the helmet (galea), the shield (scutum), the overall armor on the upper body (lorica hamata)...
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    Aconitum (redirect from Devil's helmet)
    kill wolves. The English name monkshood refers to the cylindrical helmet, called the galea, distinguishing the flower. The dark green leaves of Aconitum species...
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    R S T U V W X Y Z References galeate Hooded; hat-shaped. From Latin galea, helmet. gamete A sexual cell; a uninucleate haploid reproductive cell capable...
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    with Celtic origins. Some major examples being the Galea helmet based upon earlier Gallic helmets, Lorica Hamata armor was based upon Chainmail of the...
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  • logo depicts a variant of the ancient Roman 'Galea' helmet, worn by gladiators during their fights. The helmet is flanked by two bats that are poised as...
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  • 'melt'. PR. */fʊnˈdutas/ Fr. fondues Occ. fondudas OIt. fondute 'melted' galea helmet — helmus Frankish *helm. OFr. helmeacc Fr. heaume Sp. yelmo Pt. elmo...
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    2007-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-03. Galea – About the Galea Kevlar Pasgt Helmet "Operation Helmet". www.operation-helmet.org. Archived from the original on...
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    The Staffordshire helmet is an Anglo-Saxon helmet discovered in 2009 as part of the Staffordshire Hoard. It is part of the largest discovery of contemporary...
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    personal armour included: Galea or soldier's helmet. Variant forms included the Coolus helmet, Montefortino helmet, and Imperial helmet. Greaves, to protect...
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    and Britannia. Galea Roman helmets, galea or cassis, varied greatly in form. One of the earliest types was the Montefortino helmet used by the Republic...
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    The Latin word for helmet, galea, originally meant "marten pelt", although it is unclear whether early Romans wore these helmets for symbolical reasons...
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  • crest of his helmet appears, with the push-broom-like upper section, to comically resemble the helm of an ancient Greek hoplite, or the galea of a Roman...
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    Latin, 'Helmet shields') is an extinct taxon of jawless marine and freshwater fish. The name is derived from galea, the Latin word for helmet, and refers...
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