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skull

skull


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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.]
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