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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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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.Căl'cu-lā'tor, n. p. 185One who computes or reckons; one who estimates or considers the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct estimate of the effects. “Ambition is no exact calculator.” Burke.Căl'cu-la-to-ry, a. p. 185Belonging to calculation. Sherwood.Căl'cūle, n. p. 185Reckoning; computation. [Obs.] Howell.Cāl'en-lōŭs, a. p. 185Like stone; hard; gritty; as, a calculous concretion. Browne. 2. Affected with the gravel or stone; as, a calculous person. Sharp.Căl'cu-lŭs, n. p. 185(Med.) Any hard, solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the excretory canals; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, &c.…Cal'dron, n. p. 185A large kettle or boiler, of copper or other metal. “Caldrons of boiling oil.” Prescott.Ca-lèche', n. p. 185See CALASH.Căl'e-dō'ni-an, n. p. 185(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Caledonia, now Scotland.Căl'e-dō'ni-an, a. p. 185(Geog.) Pertaining to Caledonia, or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch.Căl'e-fā'cient, a. p. 185Making warm; heating. [Rare.]Căl'e-fā'cient, n. p. 185(Med.) A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is applied, as mustard, &c. Dunglison.Căl'e-fā'ction, n. p. 185The act or operation of warming or heating; the production of heat in a body by the action of fire, or by the communication of heat from other bodies. 2. The state of being heated.Căl'e-făc'tive, a. p. 185Same as CALEFACTORY. [R.]Cal'e-fāe'tor, n. p. 185A small kind of stove. Tozer.Căl'e-făc'to-ry, a. p. 185Making warm or hot; communicating heat; as, calefactory apparatus.Căl'e-fy, v. i. p. 185To grow hot or warm; to be heated. Browne.Căl'e-fy, v. t. p. 185To make warm or hot. Johnson.Căl'lem-bourg', n. p. 185A pun. Brande.Căl'en-dar, n. p. 185An orderly arrangement of the divisions of time, as days, weeks, months, &c., adapted to the purposes of civil life, forming part of an almanac. 2. An almanac; an ephemeris. Shepherds of people had…Căl'en-dar, v. t. p. 185To enter or write in a calendar; to register.Căl'en-dā'ri-al, a. p. 185Of, or pertaining to, the calendar.Cal'en-der, n. p. 185A machine or hot press, used to press cloths, paper, &c., for the purpose of making them smooth, even, and glossy, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more…Cal'en-der, v. t. p. 185To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth, glossy, and wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, &c. Ure.Căl'en-dōg'ra-pher, n. p. 185One who makes calendars.Căl'en-drer, n. p. 185A person who calendars cloth; a calendar.Ca-lĕn'dri-e-al, a. p. 185Pertaining to a calendar.Căl'ends, n. pl. p. 185The first day of each month among the Romans. The origin of this name is differently related. Varro supposes it to have originated in the practice of notifying the time of the new moon, by a priest…Ca-lēn'du-lā, n. p. 185(Bot.) A plant used for ornamental purposes; the marigold;—so called because it is in flower during the calends of every month, that is, during every month in the year.Ca-lēn'du-līne, n. p. 185(Chem.) A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from the marigold. Brande.Căl'en-tûre, n. p. 185(Med.) A delirium tremens, caused by the heat of the tropical sun at sea, which often leads the affected person to throw himself into the water. 'Tis but the raging calenture of love: Like a…Ca-lē'scence, n. p. 185Growing warmth; increasing heat.Călf, n. p. 185The young of the cow, or of the bovine genus of quadrupeds. 2. An ignorant, stupid person; a dolt. [Colloq.] “Some silly, doting, brainless calf?” Drayton. 3. The thick, fleshy part of the leg…Călf'-skin, n. p. 185The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.Cā'ī, n. p. 185(Hindoo Myth.) The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu, who is expected by the Hindoos to appear in the form of a horse with a human head. [Written also calci.]Căl'i-a-tour-wood, n. p. 185A kind of dye-wood from India;— sometimes confounded with red sandalwood. Simmonds.Căl'i-ber or Căl'i-bre, n. p. 185(Gunnery.) The weight of a bullet, cannonball, or other projectile. [Obs.] 2. The diameter of the bore, as of a cannon or other fire-arm, or of any tube. “The caliber of empty tubes.” Reid. A battery…Căl'i-brāte, v. t. p. 185To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer-tube. Nichol.Căl'i-brā'tion, n. p. 185The process of estimating the caliber of a thermometer-tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees. Nichol.Căl'īçe, n. p. 185See CHALICE.Căl'i-co or CĂL'I-CŌES, n. p. 185Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use; as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, &c. [Eng.] 2. Printed cotton cloth, coarser than muslin.…Căl'i-co-print'er, n. p. 185One whose occupation is to print calicoes.Căl'i-co-print'ing, n. p. 185The art or process of printing or impressing figured patterns on calico.Ca-lĭc'ū-lar, a. p. 185Formed like a cup. [Obs.] “Calicular leaves.” Browne.Căl'id, a. p. 185Hot; burning; ardent. [Obs.] . . . Bailey.Ca-lid'i-ty, n. p. 185A state of warmth; heat. Browne.Căl'i-dūct, n. p. 185A pipe used to convey heat, as by the transmission of hot air or steam. [Obs.] Subterranean caliducts have been introduced. Evelyn.Cā'lĭf, n. p. 185See CALIPH.Căl'i-gā'tion, n. p. 185A state of darkness, dimness, or cloudiness, particularly of the eye. [Rare.] Browne.Ca-līg'i-noŭs, a. p. 185Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure. [Rare.] Their punishment was their dejection and detrusion into the caliginous regions of the air. Halliwell.Ca-līg'i-noŭs-ly, adv. p. 185In a dark or obscure manner; obscurely. [Rare.]Ca-līg'i-nōŭs-ness, n. p. 185The state or quality of being dim or dark; dimness; obscurity. [Rare.]Căl'i-grăph'ie, a. p. 185See CALLIGRAPHIC.Ca-lig'ra-phy, n. p. 185See CALLIGRAPHY.Cā'līn, n. p. 185An alloy of lead and tin, used by the Chinese to make tea-canisters, &c.Căl'i-pāsh', n. p. 185(Cookery.) That part of a turtle which belongs to the upper shell, containing a gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge.Căl'i-pee', n. p. 185(Cookery.) That part of a turtle which belongs to the lower shell, containing a gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color.Căl'l/-pers or Căl'l/-per-cŏm'pass-es, n. pl. p. 186Compasses with curved legs, for measuring the caliber, or diameter, of round bodies;—sometimes written caliber-compasses.