to assume the calotte

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to assume the calotte - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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