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Calk (k�k), n. [Cf. AS. calc shoe, hoof, L. calx, calcis, heel, calcar, spur.] 1. A sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward on the shoe of a horse or an ox, to prevent the animal from slipping; -- called also calker, calkin.
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2. An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.
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3. same as , n..
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Calk (k�k), v. i. 1. To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to calk the shoes of a horse or an ox.
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2. To wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a foot with a calk on one of the other feet.
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3. same as , v. t..
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Calker (?), n. 1. One who calks.
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2. A calk on a shoe. See , n., 1.
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Calkin (?), n. A calk on a shoe. See , n., 1.
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Calking (?), n. The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing.
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Coloq. Calking iron , a tool like a chisel, used in calking ships, tightening seams in ironwork, etc.
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Their left hand does the calking iron guide. Dryden.
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Call (k�l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Called (k�ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Calling] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG. kallōn to call; cf. Gr. ghryein to speak, sing, Skr. gar to praise. Cf. .] 1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
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Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak.
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2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to designate for an office, or employment, especially of a religious character; -- often used of a divine summons; as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite; as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.
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Paul . . . called to be an apostle Rom. i. 1.
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The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Acts xiii. 2.
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3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with together; as, the President called Congress together; to appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of Aldermen.
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Now call we our high court of Parliament. Shak.
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4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a specifed name.
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If you would but call me Rosalind. Shak.
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And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. Gen. i. 5.
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5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to denominate; to designate.
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What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. Acts x. 15.
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6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.
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[The] army is called seven hundred thousand men. Brougham.
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7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality of. [Obs.]
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This speech calls him Spaniard. Beau. & Fl.
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8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off; as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call the roll of a military company.
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No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear. Gay.
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9. To invoke; to appeal to.
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I call God for a witness. 2 Cor. i. 23 [Rev. Ver. ]
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10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
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If thou canst awake by four o' the clock.
I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly. Shak.
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Coloq. To call a bond , to give notice that the amount of the bond will be paid. -- Coloq. To call a party (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court, and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him. -- Coloq. To call back , to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon back. -- Coloq. To call down , to pray for, as blessing or curses. -- Coloq. To call forth , to bring or summon to action; as, to call forth all the faculties of the mind. -- Coloq. To call in , (a) To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent coin. (b) To summon to one's side; to invite to come together; as, to call in neighbors. -- Coloq. To call (any one) names , to apply contemptuous names (to any one). -- Coloq. To call off , to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the attention; to call off workmen from their employment. -- Coloq. To call out . (a) To summon to fight; to challenge. (b) To summon into service; as, to call out the militia. -- Coloq. To call over , to recite separate particulars in order, as a roll of names. -- Coloq. To call to account , to demand explanation of. -- Coloq. To call to mind , to recollect; to revive in memory. -- Coloq. To call to order , to request to come to order; as: (a) A public meeting, when opening it for business. (b) A person, when he is transgressing the rules of debate. -- Coloq. To call to the bar , to admit to practice in courts of law. -- Coloq. To call up . (a) To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the image of deceased friend. (b) To bring into action or discussion; to demand the consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a legislative body.

Syn. -- To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke; assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke; appeal to; designate. -- , , . Call is the generic term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to require the assembling of some organized body of men by an act of authority; as, the king convoked Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a witness.
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Call, v. i. 1. To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; -- sometimes with to.
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You must call to the nurse. Shak.
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The angel of God called to Hagar. Gen. xxi. 17.
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2. To make a demand, requirement, or request.
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They called for rooms, and he showed them one. Bunyan.
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3. To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place designated, as for orders.
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He ordered her to call at the house once a week. Temple.
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Coloq. To call for (a) To demand; to require; as, a crime calls for punishment; a survey, grant, or deed calls for the metes and bounds, or the quantity of land, etc., which it describes. (b) To give an order for; to request. “Whenever the coach stopped, the sailor called for more ale.” Marryat. -- Coloq. To call on , Coloq. To call upon , (a) To make a short visit to; as, call on a friend. (b) To appeal to; to invite; to request earnestly; as, to call upon a person to make a speech. (c) To solicit payment, or make a demand, of a debt. (d) To invoke or play to; to worship; as, to call upon God. -- Coloq. To call out To call or utter loudly; to brawl.
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Call (?), n. 1. The act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a call for help; the bugle's call. “Call of the trumpet.” Shak.
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I rose as at thy call, but found thee not. Milton.
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2. A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon soldiers or sailors to duty.
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3. (Eccl.) An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
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4. A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of the case; a moral requirement or appeal.
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Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity. Addison.
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Running into danger without any call of duty. Macaulay.
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5. A divine vocation or summons.
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St. Paul himself believed he did well, and that he had a call to it, when he persecuted the Christians. Locke.
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6. Vocation; employment. [In this sense, calling is generally used.]
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7. A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders.
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The baker's punctual call. Cowper.
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8. (Hunting) A note blown on the horn to encourage the hounds.
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9. (Naut.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.
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10. (Fowling) The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating their note or cry.
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11. (Amer. Land Law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
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12. The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain time agreed on. [Brokers' Cant]
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13. See , 4.
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Coloq. At call , or Coloq. On call , liable to be demanded at any moment without previous notice; as money on deposit. -- Coloq. Call bird , a bird taught to allure others into a snare. -- Coloq. Call boy (a) A boy who calls the actors in a theater; a boy who transmits the orders of the captain of a vessel to the engineer, helmsman, etc. (b) A waiting boy who answers a cal, or cames at the ringing of a bell; a bell boy. -- Coloq. Call note , the note naturally used by the male bird to call the female. It is artificially applied by birdcatchers as a decoy. Latham. -- Coloq. Call of the house (Legislative Bodies), a calling over the names of members, to discover who is absent, or for other purposes; a calling of names with a view to obtaining the ayes and noes from the persons named. -- Coloq. Call to the bar , admission to practice in the courts.
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Calla (kăllȧ), n. [Linnæus derived Calla fr. Gr. ������� a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of an unknown plant, and Gr. kalos beautiful.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, of the order Araceæ.
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☞ The common Calla of cultivation is Richardia Africana, belonging to another genus of the same order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous flowers.
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callable adj. subject to a demand for payment or redemption before the due date; -- of financial instruments; as, callable bonds.
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Callat (?), n. Same as . [Obs.]
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A callat of boundless tongue. Shak.
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callathump n. 1. a noisy boisterous parade.
Syn. -- callithump, callithump parade.
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2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple.
Syn. -- shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump.
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call-back n. 1. a return call, especially a telephone call.
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2. the recall of an employee to work after a layoff.
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call-board n. a bulletin board backstage in a theater.
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Calle (?), n. [See .] A kind of head covering; a caul. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Caller (?), n. One who calls.
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Caller (?), a. [Scot.] 1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air. Jamieson.
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2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings.
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Callet (?), n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. caile a country woman, strumpet.] A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip. [Obs.] [Written also callat.]
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Callet v. i. To rail or scold. [Obs.] Brathwait.
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Callid (?), a. [L. callidus, fr. callere to be thick-skinned, to be hardened, to be practiced, fr. callum, callus, callous skin, callosity, callousness.] Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty. [R.]
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Callidity (?), n. [L. calliditas.] Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness. [R.]
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Her eagly-eyed callidity. C. Smart.
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Calligrapher (?), n. One skilled in calligraphy; a good penman.
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{ Calligraphic (?), Calligraphical (?), } a., [Gr. �����������; pref. �����- (fr. kalos beautiful) + grafein to write; cf. F. calligraphique.] Of or pertaining to calligraphy.
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Excellence in the calligraphic act. T. Warton.
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Calligraphist (?), n. A calligrapher
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Calligraphy, n. [Gr. �����������: cf. F. calligraphie.] Fair or elegant penmanship.
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Callimorpha n. a genus of insects comprising the cinnabar moths.
Syn. -- genus Callimorpha.
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Callinectes n. a genus of crustaceans comprising the New World blue crabs.
Syn. -- genus Callinectes.
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Calling (?), n. 1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.
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2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.
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The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment. Macaulay.
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3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being divinely called.
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Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling. 2 Tim. i. 9.
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Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure. 2 Pet. i. 10.
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4. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative bodies.
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5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.
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The humble calling of ter female parent. Thackeray.
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6. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.
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To impose celibacy on wholy callings. Hammond.
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7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]
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I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son
His youngest son, and would not change that calling. Shak.

Syn. -- Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession; office; engagement; vocation.
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Callionymidae n. a natural family comprising the dragonets.
Syn. -- family Callionymidae.
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Calliope (kăllī�p�), n. [L. Calliope, Gr. Kallioph, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref. kalli- (from kalos beautiful) + 'ops, 'opos, voice.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
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2. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. See .
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3. A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
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4. (Zoöl.) A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions.
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Calliophis n. a genus comprising the Asian coral snakes.
Syn. -- genus Calliophis, Callophis, genus Callophis.
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Calliopsis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. kalli- (fr. kalos beautiful) + 'opsis appearance.] (Bot.) A popular name given to a few species of the genus Coreopsis, especially to Coreopsis tinctoria of Arkansas.
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Callipash (�), n. See .
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Callipee (�), n. See .
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Callipers (�), n. pl. See Calipers.
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Calliphoridae n. a natural family comprising the blowflies.
Syn. -- family Calliphoridae.
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Callirhoe n. small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers.
Syn. -- genus Callirhoe.
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Callisaurus n. a genus of lizards including the the zebra-tailed lizard.
Syn. -- genus Callisaurus.
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Callisection (?), n. [L. callere to be insensible + E. section.] Painless vivisection; -- opposed to sentisection. B. G. Wilder.

Callistephus n. a genus of plants having only one species, an erect Asiatic herb with large flowers.
Syn. -- genus Callistephus.
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{ Callisthenic, a., Callisthenics (?), n. } See , .
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Callithricidae n. a natural family comprising the marmosets.
Syn. -- family Callithricidae.
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Callithrix n. the type genus of the Callithricidae; the true marmosets.
Syn. -- genus Callithrix.
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Callithump (?), n. A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari. [U. S.] [Also spelled callathump.]
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Callithumpian (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [U. S.]
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Callitris n. a genus of evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs; the cypress pines.
Syn. -- genus Callitris.
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Callophis n. a genus of Asian coral snakes.
Syn. -- Calliophis, genus Calliophis, genus Callophis.
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Callorhinus n. a genu sof fur seals.
Syn. -- genus Callorhinus.
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Callosan (?), a. (Anat.) Of the callosum.
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Callose (?), a. [See .] (Bot.) Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.
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Callosity (?), n.; pl. Callosities (#). [L. callasitas; cf. F. calosté.] A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of continued pressure or friction.
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Callosum (?), n. [NL., fr. callosus callous, hard.] (Anat.) The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under .
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Callot (?), n. A plant coif or skullcap. Same as . B. Jonson.
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Callous (?), a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum, callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.] 1. Hardened; indurated. “A callous hand.” Goldsmith. “A callous ulcer.” Dunglison.
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2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible. “The callous diplomatist.” Macaulay.
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It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to ridicule. T. Arnold.

Syn. -- Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible. See .

-- Callously, adv.
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A callousness and numbness of soul. Bentley.
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calloused adj. having callouses; -- of skin.
Syn. -- thickened.
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callousness n. lack of passion or feeling.
Syn. -- unfeelingness, hardness, insensibility.
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Callow (?), a. [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]
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1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.
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An in the leafy summit, spied a nest,
Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.
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2. Immature; boyish; “green”; as, a callow youth.
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I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675].
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Callow (?), n. (Zoöl.) [Named from its note.] A kind of duck. See .
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callowness n. having a lack of experience of life.
Syn. -- jejuneness.
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Calluna n. a genus having only one species.
Syn. -- genus Calluna.
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Callus (kăllŭs), n. [L. See .] 1. (Med.) (a) Same as . (b) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
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2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
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Calm (käm), n. [OE. calme, F. calme, fr. It. or Sp. calma (cf. Pg. calma heat), prob. fr. LL. cauma heat, fr. Gr. kay^ma burning heat, fr. kaiein to burn; either because during a great heat there is generally also a calm, or because the hot time of the day obliges us seek for shade and quiet; cf. ] Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.
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The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark. iv. 39.
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A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a man's own making. South.
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Calm, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calmed (kämd); p. pr. & vb. n. Calming.] [Cf. F. calmer. See , n.] 1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.
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To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. Dryden.
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2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.
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Passions which seem somewhat calmed. Atterbury.

Syn. -- To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize; soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.
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