Ca-lŏt'te' or Ca-lōte', n.
n. [Fr. calotte, diminutive of O. Fr. cale, a sort of flat cap, probably from Lat. galea, helmet.]
Sense 1. A cap of hair, satin, &c., without a visor, fitting on the top of the head; a skull-cap formerly worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, or by soldiers under their helmets.
Sense 2. Any thing having the form of a small cap; the cap of a sword-hilt. Bescherelle.
Sense 3. (Arch.) A round cavity or depression, in form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered, used to increase the elevation of a chapel, cabinet, alcove, &c., which would otherwise be too low for the width. Harris.