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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.

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. Thackeray.

in a lathe or planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or caliber compasses. Caliper square, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws. Knight. -- Vernier calipers. See Vernier.

both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey, [Writting also calif.]

The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.

Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer. Calippic period, a period of seventy-six years, proposed by Calippus, as an improvement on the Metonic cycle, since the 6940 days of the Metonic cycle exceeded 19 years by about a quarter of a day, and exceeded 235 lunations by something more.

A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species.

A gymnasium; esp. one for light physical exercise by women and children.

Of or pertaining to calisthenics.

The science, art, or practice of healthful exercise of the body and limbs, to promote strength and gracefulness; light gymnastics.

An early form of hand gun, variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [Obs.] Shak.

A cup. See Calyx.

oakum into the seams between the planks of (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch.

One who calks.

A calk on a shoe. See Calk, n., 1.

The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing. Calking iron, a tool like a chisel, used in calking ships, tightening seams in ironwork, etc. Their left hand does the calking iron guide. Dryden.

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak.

A genus of plants, of the order Araceæ.

Same as Callet. [Obs.] A callat of boundless tongue. Shak.

A kind of head covering; a caul. [Obs.] Chaucer.