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- English Word Caladium Definition 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 others (in Polynesia) for food.
- English Word Calaite Definition A mineral. See Turquoise.
- English Word Calamanco Definition A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked.
- English Word Calamander wood Definition 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 ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros quaesita. Called also Coromandel wood.
- English Word Calamar Definition Alt. of Calamary
- English Word Calamary Definition A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid.
- English Word Calambac Definition A fragrant wood; agalloch.
- English Word Calambour Definition A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers.
- English Word Calami Definition of Calamus
- English Word Calamiferous Definition Producing reeds; reedy.
- English Word Calamine Definition A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.
- English Word Calamint Definition A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepeta and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme.
- English Word Calamist Definition One who plays upon a reed or pipe.
- English Word Calamistrate Definition To curl or friz, as the hair.
- English Word Calamistration Definition The act or process of curling the hair.
- English Word Calamistrum Definition A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs.
- English Word Calamite Definition A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and Asterophyllite.
- English Word Calamities Definition of Calamity
- English Word Calamitous Definition Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable.
- English Word Calamitous Definition Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy.
- English Word Calamity Definition Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals.
- English Word Calamity Definition A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
- English Word Calamus Definition The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.
- English Word Calamus Definition The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood.
- English Word Calamus Definition A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors.
- English Word Calando Definition Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness.
- English Word Calash Definition A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open or a close carriage.
- English Word Calash Definition In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.
- English Word Calash Definition A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at pleasure.
- English Word Calash Definition A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.