Skullcap

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A light, close-fitting, brimless cap.
  • noun. A yarmulke.
  • noun. Any of various plants of the genus Scutellaria of the mint family, having clusters of two-lipped flowers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Any cap fitting closely to the head; also, the iron cap of defense. See skull, 4.
  • noun. The sinciput; the upper domed part of the skull, roofing over the brain; the calvarium. See cut under cranium.
  • noun. A murine rodent quadruped of the family Lophiomyidæ.
  • noun. A plant of the genus Scutellaria: so called from the helmet-like appendage to the upper lip of the calyx, which closes the mouth of the calyx after the fall of the corolla.
  • noun. A thin stratum of compact limestone lying at the base of the Purbeck beds, and underlain by a shelly limestone locally known as roach, forming the uppermost division of the Portland series, as this portion of the Jurassic is developed in the so-called Isle of Portland, England.
  • noun. In entomology, the upper part of the integument of the head, including the front and vertex.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
  • noun. Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
  • noun. The Lophiomys.
  • noun. an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small domed cap that covers from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
  • noun. A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
  • noun. Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the dome of the skull
  • noun. a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
  • noun. rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
  • Word Usage
    "Swami-like and pedagogical in skullcap, glasses, corduroy blazer, and striped tie, with the first Beatitude (“Blessed are the poor in spirit …”) tattooed on his wrists, Aaron Weiss steps into the street after his band’s sound check and is promptly cornered by a young man wearing a homemade Aaron Weiss T-shirt."
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    basset  biretta  cassock  chimere  coif  
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    kippah  yarmulke