calotten.

Brit.

/kəˈlɒt/, U.S.

/kəˈlɑt/

Forms: 1600s calot, callott(e, callote, 1600s–1700s callot, 1800s calotte.

Etymology: < French calotte, according to Littré, diminutive of cale caul.

1. A plain skull-cap; now esp. that worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, etc.; formerly also the coif of a serjeant-at-law.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > close-fitting

houvec1000

crown cap1529

calotte16..

skull-cap1682

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > other

coif1399

cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475

calotte16..

biggin1639

Sister Dora1893

beret1948

society > faith > artefacts > vestments > headgear > [noun] > skullcap

calotte1776

zucchetto1853

16.. Songs Costume (1849) 135 Then calot leather-cap strongly pleads.

a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady i. vii. 68 in Wks. (1640) III The wearing the Callott; the politique hood.

1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 193 They wore black velvet calots.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 388 An ordinary callotte (or cap which we weare vnder our hatts).

1776 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. ii. 243 A head of Cardinal Beaton, black hair, smooth face, a red callot.

1852 Ceremonial Catholic Church U.S. (ed. 2) i. i. i. 73 Should any wear the calotte, it is taken off also when a genuflection is made; when the deacon sings the Gospel.

2. A cap-like set of feathers on a bird's head.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > head > feathers on

cop1483

top1578

copple1600

copple-crowna1635

topping1694

mufty1829

muff1850

ear tab1851

calotte1874

aigrette1917

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 616 Occiput subcrested..forming a calotte of brownish-black.

3. Any thing having the form of a small cap; the cap of a sword-hilt; the cap of a pistol, etc. (Chiefly French uses, but occasionally used in English.)

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1886 Times 3 Mar. 9/5 If..the spherical calotte of the German system were put out of shape during the firing, it is doubtful whether the firing could be continued with the same precision.

1945 Electronic Engin. 17 326/2 The sensitiveness of this arrangement at low pressures may be materially improved by attaching a quartz calotte of a few μ thicknesses to the two quartz fibres where they are fused together.

4. Architecture. (See quot.)

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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Calotte,..a round Cavity or Depressure..us'd to diminish the Rise or Elevation of a moderate Chapel, Cabinet, Alcove, &c. which, without such an Expedient, wou'd be too high.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 942 Calotte, a concavity in the form of a cup or niche, lathed and plastered, serving to diminish the height of a chapel, alcove, or cabinet, which otherwise would appear too high for the breadth.

5. Any segment of a sphere, especially the smaller of two unequal segments. (A French sense; but given in some English dictionaries.)

6. An ice- or snow-cap.

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the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [noun] > ice-cap or polar ice

inland ice1853

polar cap1863

ice cap1865

calotte1894

1894 J. W. Gregory in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. L. 515 A ‘calotte’ or snow-cap, similar to those on Kibo..and Chimborazo.

1957 R. G. Collomb Dict. Mountaineering 38 Calotte, a crest, tip or pyramid of snow which caps the summit of a mountain. The calotte of Mont Blanc is best known.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	calotte
释义	calotten. Brit. /kəˈlɒt/, U.S. /kəˈlɑt/ Forms: 1600s calot, callott(e, callote, 1600s–1700s callot, 1800s calotte. Etymology: < French calotte, according to Littré, diminutive of cale caul. 1. A plain skull-cap; now esp. that worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, etc.; formerly also the coif of a serjeant-at-law. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > close-fitting houvec1000 crown cap1529 calotte16.. skull-cap1682 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > other coif1399 cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475 calotte16.. biggin1639 Sister Dora1893 beret1948 society > faith > artefacts > vestments > headgear > [noun] > skullcap calotte1776 zucchetto1853 16.. Songs Costume (1849) 135 Then calot leather-cap strongly pleads. a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady i. vii. 68 in Wks. (1640) III The wearing the Callott; the politique hood. 1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 193 They wore black velvet calots. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 388 An ordinary callotte (or cap which we weare vnder our hatts). 1776 T. Pennant Tours Scotl. ii. 243 A head of Cardinal Beaton, black hair, smooth face, a red callot. 1852 Ceremonial Catholic Church U.S. (ed. 2) i. i. i. 73 Should any wear the calotte, it is taken off also when a genuflection is made; when the deacon sings the Gospel. 2. A cap-like set of feathers on a bird's head. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > head > feathers on cop1483 top1578 copple1600 copple-crowna1635 topping1694 mufty1829 muff1850 ear tab1851 calotte1874 aigrette1917 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 616 Occiput subcrested..forming a calotte of brownish-black. 3. Any thing having the form of a small cap; the cap of a sword-hilt; the cap of a pistol, etc. (Chiefly French uses, but occasionally used in English.) ΚΠ 1886 Times 3 Mar. 9/5 If..the spherical calotte of the German system were put out of shape during the firing, it is doubtful whether the firing could be continued with the same precision. 1945 Electronic Engin. 17 326/2 The sensitiveness of this arrangement at low pressures may be materially improved by attaching a quartz calotte of a few μ thicknesses to the two quartz fibres where they are fused together. 4. Architecture. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Calotte,..a round Cavity or Depressure..us'd to diminish the Rise or Elevation of a moderate Chapel, Cabinet, Alcove, &c. which, without such an Expedient, wou'd be too high. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 942 Calotte, a concavity in the form of a cup or niche, lathed and plastered, serving to diminish the height of a chapel, alcove, or cabinet, which otherwise would appear too high for the breadth. 5. Any segment of a sphere, especially the smaller of two unequal segments. (A French sense; but given in some English dictionaries.) 6. An ice- or snow-cap. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [noun] > ice-cap or polar ice inland ice1853 polar cap1863 ice cap1865 calotte1894 1894 J. W. Gregory in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. L. 515 A ‘calotte’ or snow-cap, similar to those on Kibo..and Chimborazo. 1957 R. G. Collomb Dict. Mountaineering 38 Calotte, a crest, tip or pyramid of snow which caps the summit of a mountain. The calotte of Mont Blanc is best known. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.16..
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