skullcap

About 0.14 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
2. noun A yarmulke-like hat.
3. noun The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
4. noun Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
5. noun A torture device for compressing the skull.

Similar words

calvaria skull cap headcap scull halfhelm head covering capelline capeline ballcap headscarf

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