CALOTTE

calotte. Calotte, n. a cap worn by cardinals, a round cavity

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{ ‖Ca‐lotte″ (?), Cal″lot (?) }, n. [[F. calotte, dim. of cale a sort of flat cap. Cf. Caul.]] A close cap without visor or brim. Especially: (a) Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law. (b) Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets. (c) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church. To assume the calotte, to become a priest.