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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: calico - calkin</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="calico"> calico, noun, pl. -coes or -cos, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a cotton cloth that usually has colored patterns printed on one side. <DD> 2. (British.) unprinted white cotton cloth. <DD> 3a. (originally) any cotton cloth from the East, especially from India. <DD> b. (later) any one of various European cotton fabrics. <DD>adj. 1. made of calico. Ex. a calico dress. <DD> 2. spotted in colors. Ex. a calico mare. </DL> <A NAME="calicoback"> calicoback, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a red-and-black stinkbug that feeds on cabbages and other garden plants; the harlequin bug. </DL> <A NAME="calicoball"> calico ball,<DL COMPACT><DD> a dance where cotton dresses are worn. </DL> <A NAME="calicobass"> calico bass,<DL COMPACT><DD> an edible freshwater fish, marked with a pattern of irregular black blotches, found in central and eastern North America; black crappie. </DL> <A NAME="calicobug"> calico bug, =harlequin bug.</DL> <A NAME="calicobush"> calico bush, flower, or tree, =mountain laurel.</DL> <A NAME="calicocat"> calico cat,<DL COMPACT><DD> a domestic cat marked with mottled colors and conspicuous white markings. </DL> <A NAME="calicocrab"> calico crab, =lady crab.</DL> <A NAME="calicoprinter"> calico printer,<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a person engaged in printing patterns on calico. </DL> <A NAME="calicoprinting"> calico printing,<DL COMPACT><DD> the art of impressing designs in color upon cloth. </DL> <A NAME="calicowood"> calico wood,<DL COMPACT><DD> the silver-bell tree of the southern United States, having a soft, compact, light-brown wood. </DL> <A NAME="calicular"> calicular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with a calicle; cuplike. </DL> <A NAME="caliculate"> caliculate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having calicles. </DL> <A NAME="calif"> calif, noun. =caliph.</DL> <A NAME="calif"> Calif.,<DL COMPACT><DD> the official abbreviation of California. </DL> <A NAME="califate"> califate, noun. =caliphate.</DL> <A NAME="californiablackseabass"> California black sea bass,<DL COMPACT><DD> a jewfish. </DL> <A NAME="californiacondor"> California condor or vulture,<DL COMPACT><DD> a vulture, the largest land bird of North America, with a bald yellow head and a long hooked beak. It is about 45 to 55 inches long, and has a wingspread of 8 to 11 feet. Ex. The last surviving members of the largest land bird in the nation, the California condor, number 60 (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="californiacurrent"> California Current,<DL COMPACT><DD> a cold current originating in the northern Pacific Ocean and passing southward and then southwestward along the western coast of North America. </DL> <A NAME="californiafuchsia"> California fuchsia,<DL COMPACT><DD> a fuchsia having scarlet flowers. </DL> <A NAME="californiagull"> California gull,<DL COMPACT><DD> a gull of the Pacific coast. </DL> <A NAME="californiahazel"> California hazel,<DL COMPACT><DD> a hazel native to the United States whose nut is of little value. </DL> <A NAME="californialaurel"> California laurel, =spice tree.</DL> <A NAME="californiamaidenhair"> California maidenhair,<DL COMPACT><DD> a fern similar to the maidenhair, but with fan-shaped pinnules, found in California. </DL> <A NAME="californian"> Californian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. having to do with the state of California. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of California. </DL> <A NAME="californiaorange"> California orange,<DL COMPACT><DD> an orange native to California, which supplies a third of the United States orange crop. Many California oranges are navel oranges. </DL> <A NAME="californiapoppy"> California poppy,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small herb of the poppy family, having finely divided leaves and orange, yellow, or cream-colored flowers. <DD> 2. its flower, the state flower of California. </DL> <A NAME="californiaquail"> California quail,<DL COMPACT><DD> a quail with an erect, nodding plume above the forehead, common west of the Rockies. </DL> <A NAME="californiaredfir"> California red fir,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, native American fir, valuable for its timber, that has purplish-brown cones when young. </DL> <A NAME="californiaredwood"> California redwood, =redwood (def. 1a).</DL> <A NAME="californiarosebay"> California rosebay, =pink rhododendron.</DL> <A NAME="californiasealion"> California sea lion,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sea lion that is usually the "trained seal" of circuses. </DL> <A NAME="californite"> Californite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mineral, a variety of vesuvianite, resembling jade. </DL> <A NAME="californium"> californium, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a radioactive, metallic chemical element, produced artificially from curium, plutonium, or uranium. </DL> <A NAME="caliga"> caliga, noun, pl. -gae.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a military shoe of ancient Rome, the most common form of foot covering of all ranks up to centurion. <DD> 2. a bishop's stocking. </DL> <A NAME="caliginosity"> caliginosity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) mistiness or dimness of sight. </DL> <A NAME="caliginous"> caliginous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) dim; murky; dark. </DL> <A NAME="calimyrnafig"> Calimyrna fig,<DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of Smyrna fig grown in California. </DL> <A NAME="caliology"> caliology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of bird nests. </DL> <A NAME="calipash"> calipash, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the edible, gelatinous, greenish substance found next to the upper shell of certain turtles. Also, callipash. </DL> <A NAME="calipee"> calipee, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the edible, gelatinous, yellowish substance found next to the lower shell of certain turtles. Also, callipee. </DL> <A NAME="caliper"> caliper, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. diameter; thickness, breadth; caliber. Ex. Both the glazed and unglazed types are made in many calipers for an almost incredibly varied range of applications (London Times). <DD> 2. =calipers. <DD> 3. Also, caliper splint. a metal support for a broken or deformed leg. <DD>v.t. to measure with calipers. <DD>v.i. to use calipers. Also, calliper. </DL> <A NAME="caliperbrake"> caliper brake,<DL COMPACT><DD> a brake on the wheel of a bicycle worked with a lever on the handle bars, connected by a cable to small arms that pinch rubber brake shoes against the rim of the wheel. </DL> <A NAME="caliperrule"> caliper rule,<DL COMPACT><DD> a rule having a graduated slide with a projecting foot at its end, used as calipers for measuring outside diameters; slide calipers. Also, caliber rule. </DL> <A NAME="calipers"> calipers, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an instrument used to measure the diameter or thickness of some small object. <DD> 2. any one of various similar calibrated instruments. Also, callipers. </DL> <A NAME="caliph"> caliph, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> successor of Mohammed, the former title of religious and political heads of some Moslem states. Also, calif, kalif, khalif, khalifa. </DL> <A NAME="caliphate"> caliphate, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the rank, reign, government, or territory of a caliph. Also, califate, kalifate, khaleefate, khalifat, khalifate. </DL> <A NAME="calisaya"> calisaya, noun, or calisaya bark,<DL COMPACT><DD> the bark of cinchona, from which quinine is obtained. </DL> <A NAME="calisthenic"> calisthenic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of calisthenics; serving to promote bodily grace and strength, as muscular exercises do. Ex. [Musical] conductors ... pursue what is possibly the most calisthenic of all callings (New Yorker). <DL COMPACT><DD> Also, callisthenic. </DL> </DL> <A NAME="calisthenics"> calisthenics, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (pl. in use) exercises to develop a strong and graceful body. Calisthenics are carried out by moving the body without the use of special equipment. <DD> 2. (sing. in use) the practice or art of calisthenic exercises. Also, callisthenics. </DL> <A NAME="calix"> calix, noun, pl. calices.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a cup, especially a chalice. <DD> 2. calyx. </DL> <A NAME="calk"> calk (1), transitive verb. =caulk.noun calker. </DL> <A NAME="calk"> calk (2), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a projecting piece on a horseshoe that catches in the ground or ice and prevents slipping. <DD> 2. a sharp piece of metal projecting from the heel of a boot such as lumbermen wear, or sometimes on the sole of a shoe, to prevent slipping. <DD>v.t. 1. to put calks on. <DD> 2. to hurt with a calk. </DL> <A NAME="calk"> calk (3), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to copy or transfer by tracing. </DL> <A NAME="calkin"> calkin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a calk on a horseshoe. </DL> <A HREF="call.dic">NEXT</A>