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Having the form of a cap for the head.

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  1. a. Having the form of a cap for the head.
  2. a. Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head.
  3. 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. 2. (Zoöl.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. Pileated woodpecker (Zoöl.), a large American woodpecker (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock.
  4. j:100 a. Having the form of a cap for the head. a. Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head.