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skullcap.

A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskʌlkæp/
  1. A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.

  2. A yarmulke-like hat.

  3. The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.

  4. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.

  5. A torture device for compressing the skull.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English skull substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulum Latin capitulum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin capitulāre? Late Latin cappabor. Proto-West Germanic *kappā Proto-West Germanic *kappijā Old English cæppe Middle English cappe English cap English skullcap From skull + cap.

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