calotte

[ kuh-lot ]

Origin of calotte

1
First recorded in 1630–40; from French, Middle French: “skullcap,” from Provençal calota, or Italian callotta; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Greek kalýptra “veil, cover, hood”; perhaps from Arabic kalūta “cap”; compare also Latin calautica “woman's headdress”

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British Dictionary definitions for calotte

calotte

/ (kəˈlɒt) /


noun
  1. a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy

  2. architect a concavity in the form of a niche or cup, serving to reduce the apparent height of an alcove or chapel

Origin of calotte

1
C17: from French, from Provençal calota, perhaps from Greek kaluptra hood

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