Definitions
The skin covering the top of the head.
Word origin
From Middle English scalp, skalp, scalpe (“crown of the head; skull”). Originally a northern word, and therefore probably from a North Germanic source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Sylt North Frisian Skolp (“dandruff”), Old Norse skálpr (“sheath”), Old Swedish skalp, Dutch schelp (“shell”).
Used in a sentence
“By the bare scalpe of Robin Hoods fat Fryer, / This fellow were a King, for our wilde faction.”
“The original titanium mesh plate that was inserted in the summer of 2010 was removed last June since it was causing his scalp to break down.”
“Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Head skin”5 letters
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