CPage 29
- English Word Calidity Definition Heat.
- English Word Caliduct Definition A pipe or duct used to convey hot air or steam.
- English Word Calif Definition Alt. of Califate
- English Word Califate Definition Same as Caliph, Caliphate, etc.
- English Word Californian Definition Of or pertaining to California.
- English Word Californian Definition A native or inhabitant of California.
- English Word Caligation Definition Dimness; cloudiness.
- English Word Caliginosity Definition Darkness.
- English Word Caliginous Definition Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.
- English Word Caligo Definition Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself.
- English Word Caligraphic Definition See Calligraphic.
- English Word Caligraphy Definition See Caligraphy.
- English Word Calin Definition An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters.
- English Word Calipash Definition A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.
- English Word Calipee Definition A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy.
- English Word Calipers Definition An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses.
- English Word Caliph Definition Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey.
- English Word Caliphate Definition The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.
- English Word Calippic Definition Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer.
- English Word Calisaya bark Definition A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species.