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Cal"i*pee (?), n. [See
Calipash] A part of a turtle which is attached to the
lower shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a
light yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy.
Thackeray.

Cal"i*pers (?), n. pl. [Corrupted
from caliber.] An instrument, usually resembling a
pair of dividers or compasses with curved legs, for measuring the
diameter or thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or
planer, timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms,
tubes, etc.; -- called also caliper compasses, or
caliber compasses.

Caliper square, a draughtsman's or
mechanic's square, having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or
jaws. Knight. -- Vernier calipers.
See Vernier.

Ca"liph (kā"l&ibreve;f), n.
[OE. caliphe, califfe, F. calife (cf. Sp.
califa), fr. Ar. khalīfan successor, fr.
khalafa to succed.] Successor or vicar; -- a title of
the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers,
now used by the sultans of Turkey. [Written also
calif.]

Cal"i*phate (?), n. [Cf.


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