Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Calabar

Cal″a‐bar (?), n. A district on the west coast of Africa.Calabar bean, The of a climbing legumious plant (Physostigma venenosum), a native of tropical Africa. It is highly poiso...

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Calabarine

Cal″a‐bar‐ine (?), n.(Chem.) An alkaloid resembling physostigmine and occurring with it in the calabar bean.

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Calabash

Cal″a‐bash (kăl″ȧ‐băsh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calabaça, cabaça (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (...

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Calaboose

Cal′a‐boose″ (?), n. [A corruption of Sp. calabozo dungeon.] A prison; a jail.

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Calabozo

‖Ca′la‐bo″zo (?), n. A jail. See Calaboose.

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Calade

‖Ca‐lade″ (?), n. A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches.

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Caladium

‖Ca‐la″di‐um (?), n. A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with white and red), and othe...

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Calaite

Cal″a‐ite (kăl′ā̍‐īt), n. [L. callaïs, Gr. κάλαϊσ, κάλλαϊσ; cf. F. calaïte.] A mineral. See Turquoise.

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Calamanco

Cal′a‐man″co (kăl′ȧ‐măṉ″kō̍), n. [LL. calamancus, calamacus; cf. camelaucum; a head covering made of camel's hair, NGr. καμελαύκιον, and F. calmande a woolen stuff.] A glossy wo...

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Calamander wood

Cal″a‐man′der wood (kăl″ȧ‐măn′dẽr wo͝od′). A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ...

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Calamar

{ Cal″a‐mar (kăl″ȧ‐mär), Cal″a‐ma‐ry, (–mā̍‐ry̆r)} n. [LL. calamarium inkstand, fr. L. calamus a reed pen: cf. F. calmar, calemar, pen case, calamar.] (Zoöl.) A cephalopod, belo...

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Calambac

Cal″am‐bac (kăl″ăm‐băk), n. [F. calambac, calambour, from Malay Kalambaq a king of fragrant wood.] (Bot.) A fragrant wood; agalloch.

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Calambour

Cal″am‐bour (kăl″ăm‐bo͞or), n. [See Calambac.] A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; —...

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Calamiferous

Cal′a‐mif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. calamus reed + ferous.] Producing reeds; reedy.

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Calamine

Cal″a‐mine (kăl″ȧ‐mīn or –mĭn), n. [F. calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See Cadmia.] (min.) A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.☞ The name was formerly applied to both...

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Calamint

Cal″a‐mint (–mĭnt), n. [OE. calamint, calemente (cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. καλαμίνθη, καλάμινθοσ. See 1st Mint.] (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of...

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Calamist

Cal″a‐mist (–mĭst), n. [L. calamus a reed.] One who plays upon a reed or pipe. Blount.

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Calamistrate

Cal′a‐mis″trate (–mĭs″trāt), v. i. [L. calamistratus, curled with the curling iron, fr. calamistrum curling iron, fr. calamus a reed.] To curl or friz, as the hair. Cotgrave.

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Calamistration

Cal′a‐mis‐tra″tion (kăl′ȧ‐mĭs‐trā″shŭn), n. The act or process of curling the hair. Burton.

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Calamistrum

‖Cal′a‐mis″trum (?), n.(Zoöl.) A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidæ), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their...

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Calamite

Cal″a‐mite (?), n. [L. calamus a reed: cf. F. calamite.] (Paleon.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail ...

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Calamitous

Ca‐lam″i‐tous (?), a. [L. Calamitosus; cf. F. calamiteux.]1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable.Ten thousands of calamitous persons.South.2. Producing, or attended with dis...

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Calamity

Ca‐lam″i‐ty (?) n.; pl.Calamities (#). [L. calamitas, akin to in-columis unharmed: cf. F. calamité] 1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; — generally applied to events or ...

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Calamus

Cal″a‐mus (?), n.; pl.Calami (#). [L., a reed. See Halm.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood.2...

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Calando

‖Ca‐lan″do (?), a.(Mus.) Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness.

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Calash

Ca‐lash″ (?), n. [F. calèche; of Slavonic origin; cf. Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.] 1. A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that ...

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Calaveras skull

Ca′la‐ve″ras skull (?). A human skull reported, by Prof. J. D. Whitney, as found in 1886 in a Tertiary auriferous gravel deposit, lying below a bed of black lava, in Calaveras C...