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Calidris
- noun - a genus of Scolopacidae
Caliduct
- - A pipe or duct used to convey hot air or steam.
Califate
- - Same as Caliph, Caliphate, etc.
Caligula
- noun - Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
Calipash
- - 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.
Calipers
- noun - an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural)
- measure the diameter of something with calipers
Calippic
- - Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer.
Calisaya
- noun - Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
Camisado
- - A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack. (b) An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.
Camisard
- - One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against Louis XIV, after the revocation of the edict of Nates; -- so called from the peasant's smock (camise) which they wore.