sinciput

American  

[sin-suh-puht] / ˈsɪn səˌpʌt /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

sinciputs, sincipita

1. the forepart of the skull.

2. the upper part of the skull.

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sinciput British  

/ ˈsɪnsɪˌpʌt /

noun

1. anatomy the forward upper part of the skull

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Other Word Forms

• sincipital adjective

Etymology

Origin of sinciput

1570–80; < Latin: literally, half-head < *sēm ( i ) -caput, equivalent to sēmi- semi- + caput head

Example Sentences

Wet your forefinger with your spittle; stick a broken gold-leaf on the sinciput; clip off a beggar's beard to make it tresses, kiss it; fall down before it; worship it.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 by Various

Then I scratched my sinciput, battling for light, But gave up the effort, supposing 'twas right; And herein give out, as my earnest intent, Whenever I fail to owe no man a cent.

From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various

Do you sneeze, palpitate, or feel pain in sinciput or occiput, tibia, diaphragm or appendix?

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

After the eighth day a cranial abscess spontaneously opened, from the sinciput to the occiput, and a large quantity of "corruption" was evacuated.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Wet your forefinger with your spittle; stick a broken gold-leaf on the sinciput; clip off a beggar’s beard to make it tresses; kiss it; fall down before it; worship it.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage