skullcap
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skullcap
- /ˈskʌlkæp/
noun skullcaps · skull cap · skull-cap
- A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck. He was a short man with a long hooked nose. A blue skull-cap with a red border scarcely covered his head of bristly grey hair, and a short-bodied but long Ringerike coat of dark grey frieze with worn velvet borders served to make the roundness and crookedness of his back still more conspicuous.
- A yarmulke-like hat.
- The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
- Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
- A torture device for compressing the skull.
Similar: kippah
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noun cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck
| Español | kipá |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | キッパー kippā, キッパ kippa |
| 中文 | 卡巴 kǎbā |
| Português | quipá, solidéu |
| Français | kippa, calotte |
| Deutsch | Kippa, Schädeldecke, Scheitelkäppchen |
| Italiano | kippah |
| Ελληνικά | σκούφος skoúfos |
| Русский | ермо́лка jermólka, кипа́ kipá, скуфья́ skufʹjá |
| العربية | كِبَّة kibba |
| עברית | כִּפָּה kipá |
noun flowering plant
| Português | perilômia |
|---|---|
| Français | scutellaire |
| Deutsch | Helmkraut |
| Română | gura-lupului |
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@misc{skullcap_2026,
title = {skullcap},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skullcap},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
