calotte — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cap noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
Senses
calotte is used for these senses in English:
- cap (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- skullcap A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
- skullcap A yarmulke-like hat.
- zucchetto A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy
cap — full definition
- noun A soft, close-fitting hat, often with a brim or peak, and no full brim all the way round.
- noun A cover or seal that fits over the top or end of something to protect or close it.
- noun An upper limit set on an amount, price, or quantity.
- noun Informal: an exaggeration or outright lie.
- verb To put a cover on something, or to set an upper limit on it.