Definition of skullcap Skullcap

skull•cap

We found 11 definitions of skullcap from 5 different sources.

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What does skullcap mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: skullcaps

skullcap - rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
  cap a tight-fitting headdress
  beanie, beany a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen
  coif a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law
skullcap - a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
  helmetflower
skullcap - the dome of the skull
  calvaria
  bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • skullcap (Noun)
    A small domed cap that covers from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
  • skullcap (Noun)
    A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
  • skullcap (Noun)
    Any of several species of flowering plant s, of the genus , in the Lamiaceae family.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • skullcap (n.)
    A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
  • skullcap (n.)
    Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
  • skullcap (n.)
    The Lophiomys.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • skullcap
    The top part of the skull.

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