skullcap
noun
skull·cap
ˈskəl-ˌkap 
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Chicago police said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, is accused of shooting an unidentified 39-year-old man who was wearing a kippah, the Jewish skullcap, on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath, in the city's Rogers Park district.
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Previously, pilots were equipped with an EEG device, traditionally a skullcap with electrodes touching the scalp and wires leading to the computer.
—Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Wearing a white cotton skullcap over his bald head and sporting a white goatee, Barney played quarterback Ken Stabler in Drawing Restraint 26, 2023, filmed in Gladstone’s New York gallery.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Key Ingredients: Caffeine, hyaluronic acid, pea sprout extract, castor oil, Chinese skullcap
Type: Serum
Size: 2 fl. oz.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Smith, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Previously, pilots were equipped with an EEG device, traditionally a skullcap with electrodes touching the scalp and wires leading to the computer.
—Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Wearing a white cotton skullcap over his bald head and sporting a white goatee, Barney played quarterback Ken Stabler in Drawing Restraint 26, 2023, filmed in Gladstone’s New York gallery.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Key Ingredients: Caffeine, hyaluronic acid, pea sprout extract, castor oil, Chinese skullcap
Type: Serum
Size: 2 fl. oz.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Skullcap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skullcap. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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skullcap
noun
skull·cap
ˈskəl-ˌkap
: a close-fitting cap
especially
: a light cap without brim for indoor wear
Medical Definition
skullcap
noun
skull·cap
ˈskəl-ˌkap
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