pickelhaube
May. 10th, 2011 07:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prettygoodwordpickelhaube - n., a spiked German military helmet.
Developed in the mid-19th century and used until partway into WWI, but still ceremonially worn among certain units. The name is, natch, German: Pickel, spike, pick + haube, bonnet, helmet.
---L.
Developed in the mid-19th century and used until partway into WWI, but still ceremonially worn among certain units. The name is, natch, German: Pickel, spike, pick + haube, bonnet, helmet.
---L.
