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Definition of Calotte
1. n. A close cap without visor or brim.
Definition of Calotte
1. Noun. a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) The vertical central area of the crown of a bird's head. ¹
3. Noun. (architecture) A round cavity or depression, in the form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered; used to diminish the rise or elevation of a moderate chapel, alcove, etc. which would otherwise be too high for other pieces of the apartment. ¹
4. Noun. (anatomy) The upper (superior) or lower (inferior) half of the globe of the eye. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calotte
1. a skullcap [n -S] - See also: skullcap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calotte
Literary usage of Calotte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Mr. Gundlach has devised the very neat form of calotte diaphragm shown in Fig.
... The calotte C is pierced with five apertures, varying in size from a ..."
2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1905)
"... that the toxic theory advanced by Brissaud and Souques explains even in part
the pathological phenomena of cerebral tumor. 3. Peduncular calotte. ..."
3. Bulletin by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1898)
"place immédiatement une calotte vide sur le corps de ruche, la calotte pleine
est portée à la chambre d'opération ou à quelque distance du rucher, ..."
4. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"By the same act, the other Prelates were conceded a like calotte, ... The use of
the calotte having been introduced for no other purpose than to cover the ..."
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