KALSOMINE, an incorrect form of _calcimine_, which see under CALCIUM.
KALYPTRA, ka-lip'tra, _n._ a thin veil worn by Greek women over the hair.
KAM, käm, _adj._ (_Shak._) crooked.
KAMA, kä'ma, _n._ the god of love in the Purânas: impure desire.--Also
CAMA, KA'MADEVA.
KAMERA, kam'[.e]-ra, _n._ a room. See CAMERA.
KAMES, k[=a]mz, _n.pl._ (_geol._) banks and ridges of gravel, sand, &c.,
associated with the glacial deposits of Scotland--the same as _åsar_ (q.v.)
and _eskar_.
KAMI, kä'mi, _n._ a Japanese term for a lord, for any of the national gods,
demi-gods, or deified heroes, or any of their supposed descendants, as the
mikados and the imperial family. [Japanese, 'superior.']
KAMICHI, kam'i-chi, _n._ the horned screamer.
KAMILA, KAMELA, ka-m[=e]'la, _n._ an East Indian orange dye-stuff yielded
by a common Madras tree of the spurge family.
KAMIS, KAMEES, ka-m[=e]s', _n._ the long loose sleeved shirt worn by men in
Mohammedan countries.