Part 1556

<h1>Calif, n., Califate</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw><hw>Ca"lif</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>, <hw>Cal"i*fate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt>, etc. <def>Same as <er>Caliph</er>, <er>Caliphate</er>, etc.</def>

<h1>Californian</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Cal`i*for"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to California.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def> A native or inhabitant of California.</def></def2>

<h1>Caligation</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Cal`i*ga"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caligatio</ets>, fr. <ets>caligare</ets> to emit vapor, to be dark, from <ets>caligo</ets> mist, darkness.]</ety> <def>Dimness; cloudiness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Browne.</i>

<h1>Caliginosity</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Ca*lig`i*nos"ity</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caliginosus</ets> dark. See <er>Caligation</er>.]</ety> <def>Darkness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>G. Eliot.</i>

<h1>Caliginous</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Ca*lig"i*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caliginosus</ets>; cf. F. <ets>caligineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Blount.</i>

<blockquote>The <b>caliginous</b> regions of the air. <i>Hallywell.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ca*lig"i*nous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Ca*lig"i*nous*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Caligo</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Ca*li"go</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., darkness.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself.</def>

<h1>Caligraphic</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Cal`i*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Calligraphic</er>.</def>

<h1>Caligraphy</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Ca*lig"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Caligraphy</er>.</def>

<h1>Calin</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Ca"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. Malay <ets>kelany</ets> tin, or fr. <ets>Kala'a</ets>, a town in India, fr. which it came.]</ety> <def>An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters.</def>

<h1>Calipash</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Cal`i*pash"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>carapace</ets>, Sp. <ets>carapacho</ets>. Cf <er>Calarash</er>, <er>Carapace</er>.]</ety> <def>A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.</def>

<h1>Calipee</h1> <Xpage=204>

<hw>Cal"i*pee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Calipash</er>]</ety> <def>A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy.</def>

<i>Thackeray.</i>