Skullcap

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Skullcap or skull cap usually refers to various types of headgear. Specifically it may refer to:

Headwear

  • Beanie (seamed cap)
  • Biretta, forming part of some clerical, academic or legal dress
  • Calotte (Belgium), a skullcap worn by students at Catholic universities in Belgium
  • Capeline, worn under civilian hats during early modern periods
  • Cervelliere, a medieval metal helmet
  • Jeep cap
  • Kerchief or durag, as stereotypically worn by pirates and often featuring actual skull print
  • Kippah or yarmulke, worn by Jewish men
  • Kufi, worn primarily by men of West African heritage
  • Scrub cap, worn by healthcare professionals while performing procedures
  • Scrum cap, worn by rugby players
  • Sindhi cap worn by Sindhi people of Pakistan, and others
  • Taqiyah (cap), worn by some Muslim men
  • Tubeteika, a Central Asian cap
  • Tuque, a knit hat
  • Zucchetto, worn by Catholic clergy

Plants

  • Galerina marginata, a poisonous mushroom also known as "deadly skullcap" or "autumn skullcap"
  • Scutellaria, a genus of flowering plants also known as "skullcaps"
    • Scutellaria baicalensis ("Baikal skullcap", "Chinese skullcap"), an herb native to eastern Asia
    • Scutellaria lateriflora ("blue skullcap", "American skullcap", "mad dog skullcap", "side-flowering skullcap"), a perennial herb native to North America

See also

  • Calvaria (skull), the top part of the skull
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