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Ca*lic"u*late (?), } a. Relating
to, or resembling, a cup; also improperly used for
calycular, calyculate.


Cal"id (?), a. [L. calidus,
fr. calere to be hot.] Hot; burning; ardent.
[Obs.] Bailey.


Ca*lid"i*ty (?), n.
Heat. [Obs.]


Cal"i*duct (?), n. [See
Caloriduct.] A pipe or duct used to convey hot air or
steam.


Subterranean caliducts have been
introduced.

Evelyn.


{ Ca"lif (?), n.,
Cal"i*fate (?), } n., etc. Same
as Caliph, Caliphate, etc.


Cal`i*for"ni*an (?), a. Of or
pertaining to California.
-- n. A
native or inhabitant of California.


Cal`i*ga"tion (-gā"shŭn),
n. [L. caligatio, fr. caligare to
emit vapor, to be dark, from caligo mist, darkness.]
Dimness; cloudiness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.


Ca*lig`i*nos"ity (?), n. [L.
caliginosus dark. See Caligation.]
Darkness.


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