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5. A small mass of ice set free from the
submerged part of a glacier or berg, and rising to the
surface. Kane.

6. [Cf. Icel. kālfi.] The
fleshy hinder part of the leg below the knee.

Calf's-foot jelly, jelly made from the
feet of calves. The gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by
boiling, and is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.

Calf"skin` (?), n. The hide or
skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.

||Ca"li (?), n. (Hindoo
Myth.) The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god
Vishnu. [Written also Kali.]

{ Cal"i*ber, Cal"ibre } (?),
n. [F. calibre, perh. fr. L.
qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what
size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.
qālib model, mold. Cf. Calipers,
Calivere.]

1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the
bore, as a cannon or other firearm, or of any tube; or the weight
or size of the projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8
inch gun, a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.


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