KALAMDAN, kal'am-dan, _n._ a Persian writing-case, with compartments for
ink, reed-pens, knife, &c.
KALAMKARI, kal-am-kar'i, _n._ a method of colouring and decorating by
several dyeings or printings, also a chintz so treated. [Pers.]
KALE, KAIL, k[=a]l, _n._ a cabbage with open curled leaves, cabbage
generally: broth of which kale is a chief ingredient.--_ns._ KAIL'YARD, a
kitchen-garden; KALE'-RUNT, a cabbage-stem.--KAILYARD-SCHOOL, a group of
writers of stories of humble Scotch country life--S. R. Crockett, Ian
Maclaren, &c. [_Cole._]
KALEIDOPHONE, ka-l[=i]'do-f[=o]n, _n._ an instrument consisting of a rod or
thin plate with a knob at the end, for showing the curves corresponding
with the musical notes produced by the vibrations. [Gr. _kalos_, beautiful,
_eidos_, form, _ph[=o]n[=e]_, sound.]
KALEIDOSCOPE, ka-l[=i]'do-sk[=o]p, _n._ an optical toy in which we see an
endless variety of beautiful colours and forms.--_adj._ KALEIDOSCOP'IC.
[Gr. _kalos_, beautiful, _eidos_, form, _skopein_, to see.]