noun
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a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy
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architect a concavity in the form of a niche or cup, serving to reduce the apparent height of an alcove or chapel
Etymology
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”
Example Sentences
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The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
White House officials also announced the menu for the hundreds of guests: a cheese plate featuring three American cheeses; butter-poached Maine lobster; and calotte of beef with triple-cooked butter potatoes.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
She comes with four changes of clothes: a Kelly green ball gown, a teal suit with a calotte hat, a sweater and matching kick pleat skirt and a nightgown with a peignoir.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2020
Prudent, he donned a business suit and a derby hat, the latter concealing his pontifical calotte.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boy Husayn Genínah, a small cyclops in a brown felt calotte and a huge military overcoat cut short, caused roars of laughter by his ultra-Gaditanian style of dancing.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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