CALVE
CALVE, verb intransitive1. To bring forth young, as a cow.2. In a metaphorical sense, and sometimes by way of reproach, as when applied to the human race, to bring forth; to pro...
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CALVER
CALVER, verb transitive To cut in slices.CALVER, verb intransitive To shrink by cutting, and not fall to pieces.
CALVES-SNOUT
CALVES-SNOUT, noun A plant, snap-dragon, antirrhinum.
CALVILLE
CALVILLE, noun A sort of apple.
CALVINISH
CALVINISH, noun The theological tenets or doctrines of Calvin, who was born in Picardy in France, and in 1536, chosen professor of divinity, and minister of a church in Geneva. ...
CALVINIST
CALVINIST, noun A follower of Calvin; one who embraces the theological doctrines of Calvin.
CALVINISTIC
CALVINISTIC,CALVINISTICAL, adjective Pertaining to Calvin, or to his opinions in theology.
CALVINISTICAL
CALVINISTICAL, a. Pertaining to Calvin, or to his opinions in theology.
CALVISH
CALVISH, adjective Like a calf.
CALX
CALX, noun Properly lime or chalk; but more appropriately, the substance of a metal or mineral which remains after being subjected to violent heat, burning, or calcination, solu...
CALYCINAL
CALYCINAL,CALYCINE, adjective Pertaining to a calyx; situated on a calyx.
CALYCINE
CALYCINE, a. Pertaining to a calyx; situated on a calyx.
CALYCLE
CALYCLE, noun In botany, a row of small leaflets, at the base of the calyx, on the outside. The calycle of the seed is the outer proper covering or crown of the seed, adhering t...
CALYCLED
CALYCULATE or CALYCLEDadjective Having a calycle at the base on the outside
CALYCULATE
CALYCULATE or CALYCLED, adjective Having a calycle at the base on the outside; used of the calyx.
CALYPTER
CALYPTER, noun The calyx of mosses, according to Linne; but not properly a calyx. It is a kind of vail, or cowl, which cove or is suspended over the tops of the stamens, like an...
CALYX
CALYX, nounplural calyxes. The outer covering of a flower, being the termination of the cortical epidermis or outer bark of the plant, which, in most plants, incloses and suppor...
CALZOONS
CALZOONS, noun Drawers.
CAMAIEU
CAMEO, CAMAIEU OR CAMAYEU, noun A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various figures and representations of landscapes, a kind of lusus naturae, exhibiting ...
CAMAYEU
CAMEO, CAMAIEU, or CAMAYEUnoun A peculiar sort of onyx; also, a stone on which are found various figures and representations of landscapes, a kind of lusus naturae, exhibiting p...
CAMBER
CAMBER, noun Among builders, camber or camber-beam is a piece of timber cut archwise, or with an obtuse angle in the middle, used in platforms, where long and strong beams are r...
CAMBERING
CAMBERING, participle present tense or adjective Bending; arched; as, a deck lies cambering
CAMBIST
CAMBIST, noun A banker; one who deals in notes, and bills of exchange.
CAMBRIC
CAMBRIC, noun A species of fine white linen, made of flax, said to be named from Cambray in Flanders, where it was first manufactured.
CAME
CAME, preterit tense of come, which see.CAME, noun A slender rod of cast lead, of which glaziers make their turned lead.
CAMEL
CAMEL, noun1. A large quadruped used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens, and for riders. As genus, the camel belongs to the order of Pecora. The characteristics are; it has...
CAMEL-BACKED
CAMEL-BACKED, adjective Having a back like a camel.Cameleon mineral. [See Chameleon.] A compound of pure potash and black oxyd of manganese, fused together, whose solution in wa...