CALYPTRA Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word calyptra. (close relations)
Definition of CALYPTRA
calyptrate
Best Alternative Words for CALYPTRA
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| cap | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tight-fitting headdress • a top (as for a bottle) • a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive • something serving as a cover or protection • a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom • a protective covering that is part of a plant • an upper limit on what is allowed • (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth • the upper part of a column that supports the entablature verb • lie at the top of • restrict the number or amount of | ||||||||
| coif | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) • a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law verb • cover with a coif • arrange attractively | ||||||||
| covering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural object that covers or envelops • an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) • the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it • the act of protecting something by covering it • the work of applying something | ||||||||
| cowl | nounn | |||||||
noun • protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine • a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk) verb • cover with or as with a cowl | ||||||||
| hood | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a protective covering that is part of a plant • (slang) a neighborhood or community • a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera • (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head • metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes • the folding roof of a carriage • a headdress that protects the head and face • protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine • (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal verb • cover with a hood | ||||||||
| shroud | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute • (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind • burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped verb • cover as if with a shroud • form a cover like a shroud • wrap in a shroud | ||||||||
| veil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a garment that covers the head and face • a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) • a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
