BRAINPAN

cranium, braincase, brainpan

(noun) the part of the skull that encloses the brain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brainpan (plural brainpans)

(now chiefly North American, colloquial) The skull. [from 16th c.]

(now chiefly North American, colloquial) The brain or mind. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


Brain"pan`, n. Etym: [Brain + pan.]

Definition: The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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