calotte

American  

[kuh-lot] / kəˈlɒt /

noun

1. zucchetto.

2. skullcap.

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calotte British  

/ kəˈlɒt /

noun

1. a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy

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

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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

The calotte of beef was served with shallot marmalade.

From Washington Post

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

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

While the prison governor was talking with me, the coachman was standing behind him, and showed by gestures how the prisoner had been bound hand and foot, that he had a beard and a calotte on his head, and a handkerchief round his neck.

From Project Gutenberg

Calotte is the name given to the dome of snow at the summit of Mont Blanc.136.Glacier du Dôme.137.This is without a name.138.I do not know the origin of the term moraine.

From Project Gutenberg