skullcap

noun

skull·​cap ˈskəl-ˌkap How to pronounce skullcap (audio)
1
: a close-fitting cap
especially : a light brimless cap for indoor wear
2
: any of various mints (genus Scutellaria) having a bell-shaped calyx that when inverted resembles a helmet
3
: the upper portion of the skull : calvarium

Examples of skullcap in a Sentence

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The model naps on a couch while clad in a skullcap and undershirt, scratching his back as his trousers fall below his waist. M. Z. Adnan, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024 Chicago police said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting an unidentified 39-year-old man who was wearing a kippah, the Jewish skullcap, on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath, in the city's Rogers Park district. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Previously, pilots were equipped with an EEG device, traditionally a skullcap with electrodes touching the scalp and wires leading to the computer. Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Wearing a white cotton skullcap over his bald head and sporting a white goatee, Barney played quarterback Ken Stabler in Drawing Restraint 26, 2023, filmed in Gladstone’s New York gallery. Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for skullcap 

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of skullcap was in 1682

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“Skullcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skullcap. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

skullcap

noun
skull·​cap ˈskəl-ˌkap How to pronounce skullcap (audio)
: a close-fitting cap
especially : a light cap without brim for indoor wear

Medical Definition

skullcap

noun
skull·​cap ˈskəl-ˌkap How to pronounce skullcap (audio)
: the upper portion of the skull : calvarium

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