skullcap

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From the 14th-19th century it was known as a skullcap and worn indoors by men when they removed their wigs.

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  1. noun A light, close-fitting, brimless cap sometimes worn indoors.
  2. noun A yarmulke.
  3. noun Any of various plants of the genus Scutellaria, having clusters of two-lipped flowers.

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  • His bronze hair was a shade darker than his bronze skin, and it lay straight and smooth as a skullcap of metal The thing which really took the wind out of Judborn Tugg, though, was the bronze man's eyes. —  009 - The Czar of Fear
  • It was a tiny skullcap, no bigger than the palm of his hand, which conferred a comfortable climate on the wearer in any weather. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 02 - February 1999
  • A face worn and crumpled behind cloud puffs of white beard and underneath a black Tarindhu skullcap, his skin pale and translucent and webbed with blue veins. —  AnalogSFF,December2007
  • The young woman had it drawn like a tight steel skullcap, with steellike knobs over her ears She wore boots, laced breeches, and a brilliant red jacket. —  014 - The Monsters
  • The man wore no hat and his hair fitted like a metallic skullcap, and was a bronze hue only slightly darker than his skin. —  062 - The Pirate's Ghost
 

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/ˈskəlkæp/
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