noun / verb

scalp

SKALP/skælp/

Skin covering the top of the head.

His parted hair reveals the scalp beneath.

Close, elevated view of a man's crown with dark hair parted widely to reveal the intact skin beneath, making the scalp itself the focal subject.

Etymology

Scalp originally named the crown or top of the head, including the hair. A Scandinavian origin is presumed, with suggested relatives meaning “bald head” and “sheath,” but no exact source is established.

In context

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More examples

A hat protected his bare scalp from the sun.
The cut on her scalp needed stitches.
The accident tore a small section of scalp.

Forms

scalp · scalps · scalped · scalping

Similar words

head: The whole body part, not just its covering skin.
hair: The strands growing from the scalp rather than the skin itself.