Part 1562

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an answer, as in legislative bodies.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business; trade.</def>

<blockquote>The humble <b>calling</b> of ter female parent. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular professions or employment.</def>

<blockquote>To impose celibacy on wholy <b>callings</b>. <i>Hammond.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Title; appellation; name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son His youngest son, and would not change that <b>calling</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession; office; engagement; vocation.</syn>

<h1>Calliope</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal*li"o*pe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Calliope</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref. <grk>kalli-</grk> (from <grk>kallos</grk> beautiful) +<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/<?/, voice.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the astreids. See <er>Solar</er>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A musical instrument consisting of series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A beautuful species of humming bird (<spn>Stellula Calliope</spn>) of California and adjacent regions.</def>

<h1>Calliopsis</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal`li*op"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/- (ir. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ beautiful) + <?/<?/<?/<?/ appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A popular name given to a few species of the genus <spn>Careopsis</spn>, especially to <spn>C. tinctoria</spn> of Arkansas.</def>

<h1>Callipash</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal`li*pash"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Calipash</er>.</def>

<h1>Callipee</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal`li*pee"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Calipee</er>.</def>

<h1>Callipers</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal`li*pers</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>See Calipers.</def>

<h1>Callisection</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal`li*sec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>callere</ets> to be insensible + E. <ets>section</ets>.]</ety> <def>Painless vivisection; -- opposed to <i>sentisection</i>.</def>

<i>B. G. Wilder.</i>

<h1>Callisthenic, a., Callisthenics</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw><hw>Cal`lis*then"ic</hw>, <tt>a.</tt>, <hw>Cal`lis*then"ics</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><hw> <def>See <er>Calisthenic</er>, <er>Calisthenics</er>.</def>

<h1>Callithump</h1> <Xpage=205>

<hw>Cal"li*thump`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horus, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>