Calotte

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calotte \Ca*lotte"\, Callot \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.
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     {To assume the calotte}, to become a priest.
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