Calends

kal'endz, n. among the Romans, the first day of each month. [L ealendee—ealo, Gr. kaleo, to call, because the beginning of the month was proclaimed Calenture, kal'eu-tGr, « a kind of fever or delirium occurring on board ship in hot climates. (Fr. and Sp. L. caleo, to be hot.] Calf, kaf, n the young of the cow and of some other animals: a slupid, cowardly person.—//. Calves, kavz. [A S cealj. Ger. kalb, Goth. kalbo. Calf, kaf, n the thick fleshy part of the leg behind. [Ice kalfi. perh. the same word as the preceding, the tool idea being to be fal, thick.\ Calibre, Caliber, kal'i-ber, «. the size of the bore ofagim. diameter: intellectual capacity. (Fr. calibre the bore of a gun It. cahbro.] Calico, kal'i-ko, «. cotton cloth first brought from Calicut m the East Indies. Calif, Caliph, ka'hf or kal'if, n. the name a umed by the succe ors of Mohammed [Fr — Ar khahfah a succe or.] Califate, Caliphate, kal'if-at, n. the office, rank, or government of a calif. Caligraphy, Calligraphy, ka-lig'ra-fi, beautiful hand -writing. [Gr halos, beautiful (akin to E. hale grtiphe writing. Calipers, kal'i-peiz, CaUper-oom pa es. kal'i-perkum'pas-ez, n compa es with bent legs for measuring the diameter of bodies [Corn of Caliber.] Calisthenics, Callisthenics, kal-is-then'iks, n. exercises for the purpose of promoting gracefulne as well as strength of body —adj CallS then'ic [Gr halos, beautiful, sthenos, strength.] Calix See Calyx