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Call note, the note naturally used by the
male bird to call the female. It is artificially applied by
birdcatchers as a decoy. Latham. -- Call of
the house (Legislative Bodies), a calling
over the names of members, to discover who is absent, or for
other purposes; a calling of names with a view to obtaining the
ayes and noes from the persons named. -- Call to the
bar, admission to practice in the courts.

Cal"la (kăl"l&adot;), n.
[Linnæus derived Calla fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;
a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of
an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.]
(Bot.) A genus of plants, of the order
Araceæ.

&fist; The common Calla of cultivation is Richardia
Africana, belonging to another genus of the same order. Its
large spathe is pure white, surrounding a fleshy spike, which is
covered with minute apetalous flowers.

Cal"lat (?), n. Same as
Callet. [Obs.]

A callat of boundless tongue.

Shak.

Calle (?), n. [See Caul.]
A kind of head covering; a caul.

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