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skull 
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| 1. | the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head. |
| 2. | the head as the center of knowledge and understanding; mind: to get literature's great ideas through our skulls. |
| 3. | Armor. the part of a helmet that covers the top of the head. |
| 4. | out of one's skull, Slang. crazy; demented. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME scolle < ON skalli]
] —Related forms
skull-less, adjective
skull-like, adjective
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Skull
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skull
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(click for larger image in new window) n.
[Middle English skulle, probably of Scandinavian origin.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
skull
c.1225, probably from O.N. skalli "bald head, skull," a general Scand. word (cf. Swed. skulle, Norw. skult), probably related to O.E. scealu "husk" (see shell). But early prominence in southwestern texts suggests rather origin from a Du. or Low Ger. cognate (e.g. Du. schol "turf, piece of ice," but the sense of "head bone framework" is wanting). Derivation from O.Fr. escuelle seems unlikely on grounds of sound and sense. O.E. words for skull include heafod-bolla.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| skull | |
noun | |
| the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
skull [skal] noun
the bony case that encloses the brain
Example: He's fractured his skull.
Example: He's fractured his skull.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
| skull
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The part of the skeleton that forms the framework of the head, consisting of the bones of the cranium, which protect the brain, and the bones of the face. See more at skeleton. |
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Skull
Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. Craniums (-?mz), L. Crania (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. ????; akin to ??? head.] The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Skull
Scale\ (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D. schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan. skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a fish. Cf. Scale of a fish, Skull the brain case.]1. The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively. Long time in even scale The battle hung. --Milton. The scales are turned; her kindness weighs no more Now than my vows. --Waller. 2. pl. (Astron.) The sign or constellation Libra. Platform scale. See under Platform.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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