Helen Fenton

Callot: Definition and part of speech

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Callot

  1. n. A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte.
  2. n. A close cap without visor or brim.
  3. n. Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law.
  4. n. Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their helmets.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Callow: Definition and part of speech

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Callow

  1. n. A kind of duck. See Old squaw.
  2. a. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.
  3. a. Immature; boyish; “green”; as, a callow youth.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Callus: Definition and part of speech

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Callus

  1. n. The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
  2. n. Same as Callosity
  3. n. 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.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Calm: Definition and part of speech

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Calm

  1. n. 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.
  2. n. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.
  3. n. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.
  4. super. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.