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Cal"a*mus (?), n.; pl.
Calami (#). [L., a reed. See Halm.]
1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of
the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See
Rattan, and Dragon's blood.

2. (Bot.) A species of
Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called
calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent,
aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic; the
leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used instead of
rushes to strew on floors.

3. (Zoöl.) The horny basal
portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.

||Ca*lan"do (?), a. [It.]
(Mus.) Gradually diminishing in rapidity and
loudness.

Ca*lash" (?), n. [F.
calèche; of Slavonic origin; cf. Bohem.
kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso,
kolo, wheel.] 1. A light carriage
with low wheels, having a top or hood that can be raised or
lowered, seats for inside, a separate seat for the driver, and
often a movable front, so that it can be used as either an open
or a close carriage.

The baroness in a calash capable of holding
herself, her two children, and her servants.


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