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skull⋅cap

[skuhl-kap]
–noun
1. a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
2. the domelike roof of the skull.
3. Botany. any of various plants belonging to the genus Scutellaria, of the mint family, having a calyx resembling a helmet.

Origin:
1675–85; skull + cap 1
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skull·cap   (skŭl'kāp')   
n.  
    1. A light, close-fitting, brimless cap sometimes worn indoors.

    2. A yarmulke.

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Scutellaria, having clusters of two-lipped flowers.

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Main Entry: skull·cap
Pronunciation: 'sk&l-"kap
Function: noun
: the upper portion of the skull : CALVARIUM
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skullcap skull·cap (skŭl'kāp')
n.
See calvaria.

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