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skullcap

noun
/ˈskʌlkæp/

Etymology

From skull + cap.

  1. derived from caput
  2. derived from cappa
  3. inherited from *kappā✻ — “covering, hood, mantle”
  4. inherited from cæppe
  5. inherited from cappe
  6. formed as skullcap — “skull + cap”

Definitions

  1. A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the…

    A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.

    • The French government in 2004 banned “conspicuous” religious symbols including Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses from French schools.

  2. A yarmulke-like hat.

  3. The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae…

      Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.

    2. A torture device for compressing the skull.

The neighborhood

Derived

baical skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, skullcapped

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