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Webster 1828 Edition
Calote
CALOTE
, n.1.
A cap or coif, of hair, satin or other stuff, worn in popish countries, as an ecclesiastical ornament.2.
In architecture, a round cavity or depression, in form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered, used to diminish the elevation of a chapel, cabinet, alcove, &c., which would otherwise be too high for other pieces of the apartment.