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ca⋅lotte

  [kuh-lot]
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–noun
1. zucchetto.
2. skullcap (def. 1).
Origin:
1625–35; < F, MF: skullcap, perh. equiv. to OF cale ribbon for the hair, kind of hat (perh. from escale shell (see scale 1 ) taken as a deverbal form with es- ex 1 ) + -otte dim. suffix
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ca·lotte   (kə-lŏt')   
n.   Ecclesiastical
A skullcap, especially one worn by Roman Catholic priests.

[French, from Provençal calota or Italian callotta.]
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