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noun

Skullcap n.

A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.

(Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.

(Zool.) The Lophiomys.

Mad-dog skullcap (Bot.), an American herb (Scetellaria lateriflora) formerly prescribed as a cure for hydrophobia.

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Etymology of 'Skullcap'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Skullcap" Quotes from Famous Books

... outside; one could not be sure of life for a consecutive hour; at such a time it was amazing to be fingering fine old books, in the quiet, sombre library, by the side of an old man in a black velvet skullcap. ...

— "Contemptible" • "Casualty"

... never seems to wink or waver for a second—but there it was again, come to a stop just under the crest of the mountain where the white slide was topped by a black rim capped with bleak, bare rock like a crude skullcap on Tippipah. The fire flared, dimmed, burned bright again, as though some one had piled on dry brush. I caught up the glasses and watched the light for a full minute. They were good glasses,—I ought to have seen the flicker of flames; but I did not. Just the reddish ...

— Casey Ryan • B. M. Bower

... were blurred by the still-resistant chocolate mouse, and he was compelled to point before Solly Gumble divined his wish. The merchant debated, removing his skullcap, smoothing his grizzled fringe of curls, fitting the cap on again deliberately. Then he turned to survey the bird, seemingly with an interest newly wakened. It was indeed a beautiful bird, brilliantly ...

— The Wrong Twin • Harry Leon Wilson

Words linked to "Skullcap" : cap, mad-dog skullcap, bone, beany, blue skullcap, helmetflower, herbaceous plant, yarmulka, calvaria, beanie