Calcarate

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1909 · p. 1
[Lat. calcar, spur; from calz, heel.] ( Bot.) Furnished with a spur, as the flower of the violet. Calca'reo-argilla'ceo us, a. Consisting of, or pertaining to, calcareous and argillaceous earth. Cal a tag irone, or CAL TAG IRONE, ( ka - la'tazh -e-ro-nai,) Calcaʼreo-bituʼmino us, a. Consisting of, or con- a town of Sicily, Val di Catania, 35 m. S.W. of the latter city. This is, perhaps, the richest, best governed, most industrious, and handsomely built city in the island. Manf. Porcelain, saffron, colors, . Pop . 20,411. Calatañaʼzor, a town of Aragon, Spain, about 10 m. 8.W. of Soria, celebrated for a great victory over the Christians obtained by Almanzor, in 1001; pop . about 1,500. Cal at an i set'ta, or CAL TAN I SETT A, a fortified town of Sicily, cap. of prov, of same name, in a large and fertile plain, on the Salso, 62 m. S.E. of Palermo. It is handsome and well built. Pop . 20,411. Calatay'ud, (anc. Bilbilis ,) a city of Spain, prov. of Aragon, on the Jalon, 45 m. S.W. of Sarago a, and 115 N.E. of Madrid. It is a pleasant, handsomely built city, and po e es thriving manufactures of cloths, paper, and leather. It is noted as being the birthplace of Martial. Pop . 10,803.
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