calumniate (kalumniat)

t.; pret. and pp. calumniated, ppr. calumniating. [ It. calunniare, cal on niare, calognare = Sp. Pg. calumniar = F. ca lomnier, OF. cha longer, chalenger, > E. challenge, q. v.), slander, IMG:content-2958.png:[blocks in formation] calva (kal'vä), n.; pl. calvæ (-vē). [NL., fem. of L. calvus, bald: see callow1.] In entom.: (a) The upper part of the epicranium of an insect, including the front and vertex. ( b ) With some writers, the whole head-case or cranium. calvairt (kal'var), n. [ME., An other thinge that lightly may be founde, The calvair of an horsed a e or mare, Sette that uppe. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 36. calvaria (kal-vāʻri-ä), n.; pl. calvariæ (-ē). [L., the skull: see Calvary.] The calvarium (which see). calvarian (kal-vā'ri-an), a. [ topsies. calvarium (kal-vā'ri-um), n.; pl. calvaria (-a). [NL., neut., L. calvaria, fem.: see Calvary.] That part of the cranium which is above the orbits, temples, and occipital protuberance; the skull-cap. See cut under cranium. Calvary (kal'va-ri), n. [L. calvaria, a skull (used in the Vülgate to translate the Heb. Gol goth a), 2. [l. c.] In Roman Catholic countries, a representation of the pa ion of Christ, often of life-size, erected sometimes on a hill near a city, sometimes near a church or in a churchyard, and sometimes in a chapel. The various scenes of Christ's sufferings and crucifixion are represented by statuary and carving often highly colored. Stone calvaries are a special feature of medieval and Renai ance art in Britt any, and calvaries in wax, placed in churches, are much in vogue in Italy and elsewhere. 3. [1. c.] A rocky mound or hill on which three cro es are erected: an adjunct to some reli Calvin ism gio us houses.- Calvary cro , or cro of Calvary. See cro .- Congregation of Our Lady of Calvary. See congregation. calve (käv), v.; pret. and pp. calved, ppr. caleing. [ Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve ! Job xxxix. 1. The gra y clods now calved . Milton , P. L., vii. 463. 2. To become separated from or lose a portion of itself: said of a glacier when icebergs are broken off from it.-3t. To become detached and fall inward, as earth or rock from the walls of a cutting: with in. Now cave in. The rock calved in upon him. Quoted in N. and Q., 4th ser., XII. 166. II. trans. To give birth to, as a cow to a calf; bring forth. IMG:content-2959.png:[blocks in formation] calver (kal'ver), a. [ Calvur as samoon, or othyr fy he. Prompt . Parv . , p. 59. calver fish.