Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Calyculate

{ Ca‐lyc″u‐late (?), Ca‐lyc″u‐la′ted (?) }, a.(Bot.) Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.

515

Calymene

Ca‐lym″e‐ne (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age.

516

Calyon

Cal″yon (?), n. Flint or pebble stone, used in building walls, etc. Haliwell.

517

Calypso

Ca‐lyp″so (kȧ‐lĭp″sō̍), n.(Bot.) A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the no...

518

Calyptra

Ca‐lyp″tra (kȧ‐lĭp″trȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. καλύπτρα a covering for the head, fr. καλύπτειν to cover.] (Bot.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and positio...

519

Calyptriform

Ca‐lyp″tri‐form (?), a. [Calyptra + -form.] Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.

520

Calyx

Ca″lyx (kā″lĭks; 277), n.; pl. E. Calyxes (#), L. Calyces (kăl″ĭ‐sēz). [L. calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. κάλυξ husk, shell, calyx, from the root of καλύπτειν to cover, conceal. Cf. Chal...

521

Calzoons

Cal‐zoons″ (kăl‐zo͞onz″), n. pl. [F. caleçons (cf. It. calzoni breeches), fr. L. calceus shoe.] Drawers.

522

Cam

Cam (kăm), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael., and Ir., cam bent. See 1st Comb.] 1. (Med.) (a) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, o...

523

Cam (2)

Cam (?), a. [See Kam.] Crooked.

524

Camaieu

Ca‐ma″ieu (?), n. [F.; of unknown origin. Cf. Cameo.] 1. A cameo. Crabb.2. (Fine Arts) Painting in shades of one color; monochrome. Mollett.

525

Camail

Ca‐mail″ (?), n. [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L. caput head + source of E. mail.] 1. (Ancient Armor) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpie...

526

Camara

‖Ca″ma‐ra (?), n. Chamber; house; — used in Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res (�), and Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos (�). See Legislature.

527

Camaraderie

‖Ca′ma′ra′de‐rie″ (?), n. [F. See Comrade.] Comradeship and loyalty.The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders of the plains. W. A. Fraser.

528

Camarasaurus

‖Cam′a‐ra‐sau″rus (?), n.(Paleon.) A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebræ.

529

Camarilla

‖Ca′ma‐ril″la (?), n.1. The private audience chamber of a king.2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique.

530

Camass

Cam″ass (?), n.(Bot.) A blue-flowered liliaceous plant (Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of which are collected for food by the Indians. [Written also cama...

531

Camass (2)

Cam″ass (?). n. A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among hills.

532

Camber

Cam″ber (?), n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F. cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr. camera vault, arch. See Chamber, and cf. Camerate.] 1. (Shipbui...

533

Camber (2)

Cam″ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cambered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cambering.] To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with an upward curve.

534

Camber (3)

Cam″ber, v. i. To curve upward.

535

Camberkeeled

Cam″ber‐keeled (?), a.(Naut.) Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; — said of a ship.

536

Cambial

Cam″bi‐al (?), a. [LL. cambialis, fr. cambiars. See Change.] Belonging to exchanges in commerce; of exchange.

537

Cambist

Cam″bist (?), n. [F. cambiste, It. cambista, fr. L. cambire to exchange. See Change.] A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills of exchange, or who is skilled ...

538

Cambistry

Cam″bist‐ry (?), n. The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.

539

Cambium

Cam″bi‐um (?), n. [LL. cambium exchange, fr. L. cambire to exchange. It was supposed that cambium was sap changing into wood.] 1. (Bot.) A series of formative cells lying outsid...

540

Camblet

Cam″blet (?), n. See Camlet.