skullcap
3
7.6
- noun
- /ˈskʌlˌkæp/
:
kipá
- Michael Berkowitz adjusted his small knitted skullcap, which had a precarious purchase on his thicket of hair.
- wear a skullcap
- knitted skullcap
- black skullcap
Examples
-
Mr. Zapiski lay in the bed beneath a shabby gray blanket, his tall skullcap on his head.
Fiction book (1997) -
I tousled his hair, making sure not to knock off his skullcap, and sighed happily.
Fiction book (2001) -
But when you wear a skullcap and pray to Allah five times a day, people are gonna notice.
-
The skullcap tumbled to his lap, and he put it back on his head.
Fiction book (1997) -
The detailing of thirteenth-century gear continues with the youth's clothes: a short tunic, skullcap, and ankle-high boots.
Academic text (2008) -
All the congenial folk who resembled a supper party had donned skullcaps now and woven shawls.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Pope, attired in a white skullcap and crimson robes, smiled upon the festivities.
-
Young boys dressed in knitted skullcaps play in front of the neighborhood mosque.
-
"No problem," the black man said, a multicolored knit skullcap on his head.
Synonyms
175
1.0
A soft hat that fits the head, often with a small brim
4
9.9
A small round cap that students wear at some schools or colleges as part of a uniform
1
9.9
A close-fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn under a veil or helmet
A small round cap that fits close to the head and is worn by church leaders or at graduations
Compounds
- Archaic
A North American herb of the mint family once used to treat seizures and nervous problems
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skullcap comes from skull ('head bone') and cap ('small hat'), and it was used for a close-fitting hat that sits on the crown of the head. That's why a skullcap is a small, brimless cap often worn for religious or formal reasons.