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skull

  [skuhl]
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–noun
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.
—Idiom
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   (skŭl)   


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n.  

  1. The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of vertebrates, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.

  2. Informal The head, regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence: Use your skull and solve the problem.

  3. A death's-head.


[Middle English skulle, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: skull
Pronunciation: 'sk&l
Function: noun
: the skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain and chief senseorgans and supports the jaws
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

skull (skŭl)
n.
The bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face; cranium.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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