calotte

[ kuh-lot ]

/ kəˈlɒt /

noun

zucchetto.

skullcap (def. 1).

Origin of calotte

First recorded in 1630–40; from French, Middle French: “skullcap,” from Provençal calota, or Italian callotta; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Greek kalýptra “veil, cover, hood”; perhaps from Arabic kalūta “cap”; compare also Latin calautica “woman's headdress”

Words nearby calotte

calorimeter, calorimetry, Calori's bursa, calorize, Calot's triangle, calotte, calotype, caloyer, calpac, calpain, Calpe

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Example sentences from the Web for calotte

The children at Calotte, too,—they are too far from the school; mind that they have their books.'
Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)|Charles James Lever
A blond forming a fanchon on the calotte is laid also under the other edge of the ornament.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various
A Head of an Asiatic, seen in a front view, having on a calotte.
Rembrandt and His Works|John Burnet
He has on a calotte, and a robe bordered with fur, attached in front with a single button.
Rembrandt and His Works|John Burnet

Brantôme says a calle or calotte is "a cap," hence the phrase, Plattes comme des calles.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for calotte

calotte

/ (kəˈlɒt) /

noun

a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy

architect a concavity in the form of a niche or cup, serving to reduce the apparent height of an alcove or chapel

Word Origin for calotte

C17: from French, from Provençal calota, perhaps from Greek kaluptra hood

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单词	calotte
释义	calotte [ kuh-lot ] / kəˈlɒt / noun zucchetto. skullcap (def. 1). Origin of calotte First recorded in 1630–40; from French, Middle French: “skullcap,” from Provençal calota, or Italian callotta; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Greek kalýptra “veil, cover, hood”; perhaps from Arabic kalūta “cap”; compare also Latin calautica “woman's headdress” Words nearby calotte calorimeter, calorimetry, Calori's bursa, calorize, Calot's triangle, calotte, calotype, caloyer, calpac, calpain, Calpe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calotte The children at Calotte, too,—they are too far from the school; mind that they have their books.' Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II)\|Charles James Lever A blond forming a fanchon on the calotte is laid also under the other edge of the ornament. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V\|Various A Head of an Asiatic, seen in a front view, having on a calotte. Rembrandt and His Works\|John Burnet He has on a calotte, and a robe bordered with fur, attached in front with a single button. Rembrandt and His Works\|John Burnet Brantôme says a calle or calotte is "a cap," hence the phrase, Plattes comme des calles. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. British Dictionary definitions for calotte calotte / (kəˈlɒt) / noun a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy architect a concavity in the form of a niche or cup, serving to reduce the apparent height of an alcove or chapel Word Origin for calotte C17: from French, from Provençal calota, perhaps from Greek kaluptra hood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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