[f. prec., or f. UN-1 9 + HELM sb.1] a. Divested of a helmet. b. Not covered by, or not wearing, a helmet.
[1775. Ash.]
1795. Southey, Joan of Arc, V. 26. The Maid, her brows in reverence vnhelm’d,… Knelt to his prayer. Ibid. (1805), Madoc in Azt., xxii. 5. The victors,… With unhelm’d heads, reclining on their shields.
1834. Beckford, Italy, II. 317. Here,… bare-headed and unhelmed, kneel the figures [etc.].
1868. Morris, Earthly Par. (1870), I. I. 20. By his side unhelmed, but armed, stood one.
