Home › Words › C › cervellierecervelliere/ˌsɛɹ.vəlˈjɛɚ/cervelliere · noun — A metal skullcap.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).cervelliere is pronounced /ˌsɛɹ.vəlˈjɛɚ/.EtymologyFrom French cervelière, from Latin.nounA metal skullcap.e.g.“Of a certain quantity of leathern coats, of gorgets, cervellieres, &c. of gorgets and cervellieres two hundred and fifty.” — 1821, Archaeologia: Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, page 143:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.capeline 71% match — A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military. vs cervelliere →calotte 69% match — A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests. vs cervelliere →halfhelm 67% match — A simple skullcap or cervelliere which protects only the top of the head, in contrast to a greathelm or other helmet that would protect the whole head. vs cervelliere →calvaria 67% match — The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap. vs cervelliere →casque 66% match — A helmet. vs cervelliere →cabasset 63% match — An Italian helmet with a stalk-like projection on the top resembling a pear. vs cervelliere →galea 63% match — A Roman helmet. vs cervelliere →birettina 63% match — A small skullcap worn beneath the biretta. vs cervelliere →