Calamanco :: Calamanco (n.) A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked..

Calamander Wood :: Calamander wood () A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the Diospyros quaesita. Called also Coromandel wood..

Calamar :: Calamar (n.) Alt. of Calamar.

Calamary :: Calamary (n.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid..

Calambac :: Calambac (n.) A fragrant wood; agalloch.

Calambour :: Calambour (n.) A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers..

Calami :: Calami (pl. ) of Calamu.

Calamiferous :: Calamiferous (a.) Producing reeds; reedy.

Calamine :: Calamine (n.) A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc..

Calamint :: Calamint (n.) A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepeta and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme..

Calamist :: Calamist (n.) One who plays upon a reed or pipe.

Calamistrate :: Calamistrate (v. i.) To curl or friz, as the hair..

Calamistration :: Calamistration (n.) The act or process of curling the hair.

Calamistrum :: Calamistrum (n.) A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs..

Calamite :: Calamite (n.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and Asterophyllite..

Calamities :: Calamities (pl. ) of Calamit.

Calamitous :: Calamitous (a.) Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable.

Calamitous :: Calamitous (a.) Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making wretched; wretched; unhappy..

Calamity :: Calamity (n.) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals..

Calamity :: Calamity (n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.

Calamus :: Calamus (n.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood..

Calamus :: Calamus (n.) A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors..

Calamus :: Calamus (n.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.

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