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Cal"ce*don (?), n. [See
Chalcedony.] A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some
precious stones.

{ Cal`ce*don"ic (?), Cal`ce*do"ni*an, }
a. See Chalcedonic.

Cal"ce*i*form`
(kăl"s&esl;*&ibreve;*fôrm`), a.
[L. calceus shoe + -form.] (Bot.)
Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper;
calceolate.

||cal`ce*o*la"ri*a
(kăl`s&esl;*&osl;*lā"r&ibreve;*&adot;),
n. [NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker,
fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus shoe.]
(Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants,
brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or
purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which
suggests its name.

Cal"ce*o*late (?), a. [See
Calceolaria.] Slipper-ahaped. See
Calceiform.

||Cal"ces (?), n. pl. See
Calx.

Cal"cic (?), a. [L.


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