CALIF, CALIPH, k[=a]'lif, or kal'if, _n._ the name assumed by the
successors of Mohammed.--_ns._ CAL'IFATE, CAL'IPHATE, the office, rank, or
government of a calif. [Fr.--Ar. _khal[=i]fah_, a successor.]
CALIGINOUS, kal-ij'en-us, _adj._ dim, obscure, dark.--_n._ CALIGINOS'ITY.
[L. _caliginos-us_.]
CALIGRAPHY. See under CALLIGRAPHY.
CALIPASH, kal'i-pash, _n._ the part of a turtle close to the upper shell,
consisting of a fatty gelatinous substance of a dull greenish colour.--_n._
CAL'IPEE, the white portion from the belly--a fatty gelatinous substance of
a light-yellowish colour. [Prob. corr. of West Ind. words.]
CALIPERS, kal'i-p[.e]rz, CALIPER-COMPASSES, kal'i-p[.e]r-kum'pasez, _n.pl._
compasses with legs suitable for measuring the inside or outside diameter
of bodies. [Corr. of CALIBER.]
CALIPH, CALIPHATE. See CALIF.
CALIPPIC, kal-ip'ik, _adj._ four Metonic cycles less one day, or
seventy-six years. [From the Greek astronomer _Callipus_, a contemporary of
Aristotle.]
CALISAYA, kal-i-s[=a]'ya, _n._ a variety of Peruvian bark.
CALIVER, kal'i-v[.e]r, _n._ (_Shak._) a kind of light musket. [Same as
CALIBRE.]
CALIX. See CALYX.
CALIXTIN, CALIXTINE, kal-iks'tin, _adj._ of or belonging to the more
moderate party among the Hussites, so called from their demanding the cup
(L. _calix_) as well as the bread for the laity--also called U'TRAQUISTS
(L. _uterque_, both).--_n._ a follower of the Syncretist Lutheran divine,
George _Calixtus_ (1586-1656).
CALK. See CAULK.
CALK, kawk, _n._ a pointed piece of iron on a horse-shoe to prevent
slipping--also CALK'IN and CALK'ER.--_v.t._ to provide a shoe with a calk.
[L. _calc-em_, _calx_, a heel.]
CALK, CALQUE, kawk, _v.t._ to chalk, as the back of a drawing, &c., in
order to transfer it, to copy by tracing.--_n._ CALK'ING, the copying of a
picture by means of tracing.
CALL, kawl, _v.i._ to cry aloud (with _out_; _to_, _after_, _at_, _up_,
_down_): to make a short visit (with _upon_, _for_, _at_).--_v.t._ to name:
to summon: to appoint or proclaim: to designate or reckon: to select for a
special office, as in 'called to be an apostle,' 'to be called to the bar:'
(_coll._) to call bad names to some one.--_n._ a summons or invitation: an
impulse: a demand: a short visit: a shrill whistle: the cry of a bird:
admission to the rank of barrister: an invitation to the pastorate of a
congregation, also the written form of such with appended list of names of
persons concurring: (_coll._) occasion, cause.--_ns._ CALL'-AT-LARGE, a
form of pastoral call sometimes adopted by a presbytery where a
congregation is not unanimous, in which the name of the person to be called
is not inscribed beforehand, and names cannot be adhibited by mandate;
CALL'-BIRD, a bird trained to allure others into snares; CALL'-BOY, a boy
who waits upon the prompter in a theatre, and calls the actors when wanted
on the stage; CALL'ER, one who pays a short visit; CALL'ING, that station
to which a person is called by Providence to fill: one's trade, profession,
or occupation; CALL'ING-CRAB, a popular name for the fiddler-crab, which
waves its larger claw when disturbed; CALL'-NOTE, the note by which a bird
or beast calls its young.--CALL ATTENTION TO, to point out; CALL AWAY, to
divert the mind; CALL BACK, to recall; CALL FOR, to ask loudly: claim; CALL
FORTH, to bring or summon to action; CALL FOR TRUMPS, to lay down such
cards at whist as will induce one's partner to lead a trump; CALL IN, to
bring in from outside, as the notes in circulation, &c.; CALL IN QUESTION,
to challenge; CALL OFF, to summon away; CALL ON, or UPON, to invoke, appeal
to; CALL OUT, to challenge to fight, esp. a duel: to summon to service,
bring into operation; CALL OVER, to read aloud a list; CALL TO ACCOUNT, to
summon to render an account; CALL UP, to summon from beneath, or to a
tribunal. [A.S. _ceallian_; Ice. _kalla_, Dut. _kallen_.]
CALL, kawl, _n._ (_Spens._) a caul or cap.