skull

The bony or cartilaginous framework that encloses and protects the brain and sense organs of all vertebrates and of one group of nonvertebrates (the hagfishes); cranium.

The head, regarded as the seat of thought or intelligence.

A death’s-head.

The common skua, Megalestris skua. Also scull.

The trade-name for the anterior plate of the carapace of the hawk’s-bill turtle, which yields the tortoise-shell of commerce.

See scull.

A bowl; a bowl to hold liquor; a goblet.

The cranium; the skeleton of the head; the bony or cartilaginous framework of the head, containing the brain and supporting the face.

The head as the seat of intelligence; the sconce or noddle: generally used disparagingly.

In armor, that part of a head-piece which covers the crown or the head, especially in the head-pieces made up of many parts, such as the armet. See cut under secret.