skullcap
(noun) rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head
calvaria, skullcap
(noun) the dome of the skull
skullcap, helmetflower
(noun) a herbaceous plant of the genus Scutellaria which has a calyx that, when inverted, resembles a helmet with its visor raised
Source: WordNet® 3.1
skullcap (plural skullcaps)
A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
A yarmulke-like hat worn as an element of ghetto fashion.
(anatomy) The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
(botany) Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Scutellaria, in the Lamiaceae family.
(historical) A torture device for compressing the skull.
• (yarmulke): kippah
Source: Wiktionary
Skull"cap`, n.
1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The Lophiomys. Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
