pileus

Meaning

1. The cap of a mushroom.
2. The bell of a jellyfish.
3. A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud.
4. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece.
5. The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.

Synonyms

cap

hat

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Translations

pileus

Pileus

barret

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píleus

Hut

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στέλεχος

casquette

chapeau

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cappella

cappello

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pileus

chapéu

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sombrero

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قلنْسُوة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɪliəs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pīleus, a form of pilleus (“a felt cap”).