Căl'a-mīs'trāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. calamistrare, to curl with the curling iron, calamister, or calamistrum, a tubular iron for curling the hair, from calamus, reed, O. Fr. calamistrer.] To curl or frizzle the hair. [Obs.] Cotgrave.