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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Căl'a-mīte, n. p. 184(Palæon.) A fossil plant of the ancient coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta or rush family, but attaining the height, sometimes, of trees, and having the stem…Ca-lăm'i-tōŭs, a. p. 184Suffering calamity; miserable. “Ten thousands of calamitous persons.” South. 2. Producing calamity; making wretched; distressful. “His sad and calamitous condition.” South. “A calamitous prison.”…Ca-lăm'i-toŭs-ly, adv. p. 184In a calamitous manner; in a manner to bring great distress.Ca-lăm'i-tōŭs-ness, n. p. 184The quality of producing misery; wretchedness; distress.Ca-lăm'i-ty, n. p. 184Any great misfortune or cause of misery; — generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil. The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise. Burke. There are some strokes of…Căl'a-mŭs, n. p. 184(Bot.) The Indian cane, a plant of the palm family. It furnishes the common rattan canes, used as walking-sticks, and also, when split, for seating chairs. 2. (Bot.) A species of Acorus (A. calamus)…Ca-lān'do, n. p. 184(Mus.) Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness; growing slower and softer.Ca-lān'drē, n. p. 184(Ornith.) A species of lark (Melano corypha calandra) larger than the sky-lark, having a more sonorous, but not less pleasant note: it imitates readily the notes of other birds, and some animals.…Ca-lān'dre, n. p. 184(Entom.) The common grain-weevil.Ca-lām'gāy, n. p. 184A species of white parrot. Ash.Ca-lāsh', n. p. 184A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or lowered, seats for four inside, a separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front, so that it can be used either…Cal-cā'ne-al, a. p. 184(Anat.) Pertaining to the calcaneum, or great bone of the heel; as, calcaneal arteries. Dunglison.Căl'car, n. p. 184(Glass Manuf.) A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit. Ure. 2. (Bot.) A hollow tube into which a petal is lengthened at…Căl'ca-rate, a. p. 184Furnished with a spur, as the flower of the larkspur or violet. Gray.Cal-cā're-o-ār-gil-lā'ceoŭs, a. p. 184Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earth.Cal-cā're-o-bi-tū'mi-noŭs, a. p. 184Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. Lyell.Cal-cā're-o-sī-lī'ciōŭs, a. p. 184Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and silicious earth.Cal-cā're-oŭs, a. p. 184Partaking of the nature of limestone, or carbonate of lime; consisting of, or containing, carbonate of lime. Dana. Calcareous spar. See CALCITE.Cal-cā're-oŭs-ness, n. p. 184Quality of being calcareous.Eöl'ea-väl'lia, n. p. 184A kind of sweet wine from Portugal. Mason.Căl'çe-ā'ted, a. p. 184Fitted with, or wearing, shoes. Johnson.Căl'çe-don, n. p. 184A foul vein, like chalcedony in some precious stones;—so called by jewelers. Ash.Cal'çe-dŏn'ic or Cal'çe-dŏn'ian, a. p. 184Pertaining to, or resembling, chalcedony.Cal-çĕd'o-ny, n. p. 184See CHALCEDONY.Căl'çe-i-fōrm, a. p. 184(Bot.) Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate.Căl'çe-o-late, a. p. 184Having the form of a slipper; calceiform.Căl'cēs, n. pl. p. 184See CALX.Cāl'ki, n. p. 184The tenth avatar of Vishnu. See CALI.Cal-çif'er-oŭs, a. p. 184Containing calcite, or carbonate of lime. Dana.Căl'çi-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 184The process of change into a stony substance containing much lime, as in the formation of teeth. R. Owen.Căl'çi-fōrm, a. p. 184In the form of chalk or lime.Cal'çi-fȳ, v. t. p. 184To change into a stony condition, in which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of teeth. R. Owen.Căl'çi-fȳ, v. t. p. 184To make stony by depositing or secreting a compound of lime. R. Owen.Cal'çi-mine, n. p. 184A superior kind of white or colored wash for walls. Hart.Căl'çi-mīne, v. t. p. 184To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls. Hart.Cal-çīn'a-ble, a. p. 184Capable of being calcined; capable of being reduced to a friable state by the action of fire.Căl'çi-nāte, v. t. p. 184To calcine. [Rare.] See CALCINE.Căl'çi-nā'tion, n. p. 184(Chem.) The operation of expelling from a substance, by heat, some volatile matter with which it is combined, and thus disintegrating it and reducing it to a friable state. Thus carbonate of lime is…Cal-çĭn'a-to-ry, n. p. 184A vessel used in calcination.Cal-çine' or Cal'çine, v. t. p. 184To reduce to a powder, or to a friable state, by the action of heat; or to expel some volatile matter from, as carbonic acid from limestone. 2. To oxidize, as a metal; to reduce to a metallic calx.Cal'cine' or cāl'cine, v. t. p. 184To be converted into a powder or friable substance, or into a calx, by the action of heat. “Calcining without fusion.” Newton.Cal-cin'er, n. p. 184One who, or that which, calcines.Căl'cite, n. p. 184(Min.) Carbonate of lime, consisting of lime and carbonic acid. It is rhombohedral in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from arragonite. It includes common limestone, with all the white and…Căl'çi-trāte, v. t. p. 184To kick. [Obs.]Cal'çi-trā'tion, n. p. 184The act of kicking. Ross.Căl'çi-ŭm, n. p. 184(Chem.) The metallic basis of lime. Calcium light, an intense light produced by the incandescence of a ball of lime in the flame of a combination of oxygen and hydrogen gases.Cal-cŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 184One who practices calcography.Căl'co-grāph'ic or Căl'co-grāph'ic-al, a. p. 184Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.Cal-eŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 184The art of drawing with chalk, or of engraving in the style of a chalk-drawing.Căl'e/-sīn/ter, n. p. 184See CALCITE.Cāle'-spār, n. p. 185See CALCITE.Cālc'-tūff, n. p. 185See CALCITE.Căl'cu-la-ble, a. p. 185Capable of being calculated, or ascertained by calculation.Cæl'lu-la-ry, n. p. 185A congeries of little stony knots found in the pulp of the pear and other fruits.Căl'cu-la-ry, a. p. 185Relating to the disease of the stone in the bladder.Cāl'cu-lāte, v. t. p. 185To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon; to compute; as, to calculate expenses; to calculate the motions of the heavens. A calendar…Căl'cu-lāte, v. i. p. 185To make a calculation; to estimate. “The strong passions, whether good or bad, never calculate.” F. W. Robertson.Calculating machine p. 185an engine intended for the mechanical performance of mathematical operations, chiefly invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It performs all the operations of the four rules of…Căl/cu-lā'tion, n. p. 185The art, act, or result of calculating; computation; reckoning. “Means employed by the ancients for the calculation of eclipses.” Nichol. The mountain is not so high as his calculation makes it.…Căl'cu-lā'tive, a. p. 185Pertaining to calculation; tending to calculate. “Long habits of calculative dealings.” Burke.