Associations to the word «Pickelhaube»

Wiktionary

PICKELHAUBE, noun. (historical) A spiked helmet worn by German troops, especially during the First World War. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

PICKELHAUBE, noun. A spiked helmet worn by German soldiers.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats