What's the difference between skullcap and zucchetto?

Skullcap


Definition:

  • (n.) A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
  • (n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
  • (n.) The Lophiomys.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The frequently observed osteolysis after reimplantation of deep-frozen skullcap bone have led us to use polyacryl as the material of choice if a secondary covering of a skull bone defect becomes necessary.
  • (2) It makes me strong.” Francis co-hosted a multi-faith service in the Foundation Hall of the Memorial Museum, a rainbow tableau of robes, skullcaps and shawls.
  • (3) As the curtains part to reveal a giant gold replica of the Ark of the Covenant, a preacher in a skullcap walks on to the stage and extols family values to a congregation of thousands.
  • (4) Our experience has shown that rapid rehabilitation of the injured person can only be expected after skullcap reconstruction and normalization of intracranial conditions.
  • (5) Earmuffs and helmets don’t really mix, so use anything from a full-head skullcap to a headband.
  • (6) As the wind flew off with his papal skullcap, known as a zuchetta, he hugged and kissed the children.
  • (7) Already, a group from Derry plans to challenge Palestinian and Israeli children to do the equivalent – swap a hijab for a skullcap – at an international schools encounter in Genoa.
  • (8) Before he was even booked, he asked first sergeant Yohanan Ronen to reach into the pocket of his jeans, pull out his skullcap, and put it on his head.
  • (9) On Thursday, wearing white traditional robes and a skullcap, Buhari told crowds during his acceptance speech in Lagos: “The lives of the poor are bled dry while those of the wealthy soak in abundance.
  • (10) He knew Sunday's group were Jewish because of the skullcaps and he knew the story of the 1945 bomb.
  • (11) After all, the men wore skullcaps, the prayers were in Hebrew.
  • (12) What is necessary is that it is possible to live in France as a Jew, not be afraid to go in the street with a kippa [skullcap] on your head.” In some respects, the debate among Israelis, not least French-speaking Israelis, is unsurprising, reflecting the long and sometimes heated historic conversation within Zionism about the relationship with the Jewish diaspora.
  • (13) Then 90% of the skullcap-expansion is completed and surgeries of bone-deformities of palate can be done.
  • (14) Her "secularism policy" would ban religious symbols such as headscarves, skullcaps and hijabs in public offices.
  • (15) The volunteers all wore skullcaps, which contained electrodes, to monitor the electrical activity in the brain.

Zucchetto


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Amiable, wise and pink-cheeked, with the same taste for the finer things we have witnessed in certain popes – let us remember Benedict’s red leather loafers – it’s all but impossible, once you’ve read his new novel, not to imagine how fabulous he would look in a white zucchetto , with a cape to match, and a socking great ring on his finger for journalists to kiss as they try desperately not to reveal the sin of envy in his presence (before he was a million-selling novelist, Harris was a hack just like them – and me).

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