skullcap

Meaning

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 worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
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.

Synonyms

hat

👒

calvaria

helmetflower

calotte

skull cap

yarmulke

calot

kippah

beanie

kippa

cupola

dome

skull-cap

Scutellaria

orange-and-black galeruca

skullcap leaf beetle

Hyphenated as

skull‧cap

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskʌlkæp/

Etymology

From skull + cap.