Calcareousness
(Cal*ca"re*ous*ness), n. Quality of being calcareous.
Calcariferous
(Cal`ca*rif"er*ous) a. [L. calcarius of lime + ferous.] Lime-yielding; calciferous
Calcarine
(Cal"ca*rine) a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar of the brain.
Calcavella
(Cal`ca*vel"la) n. A sweet wine from Portugal; — so called from the district of Carcavelhos.
[Written also Calcavellos or Carcavelhos.]
Calceated
(Cal"ce*a`ted) a. [L. calceatus, p. p. of pelceare to ahoe, fr. catceus shoe, fr. calx, calcic,
heel.] Fitted with, or wearing, shoes. Johnson.
Calced
(Calced) a. [See Calceated.] Wearing shoes; calceated; — in distintion from discalced or barefooted; as
the calced Carmelites.
Calcedon
(Cal"ce*don) n. [See Chalcedony.] A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones.
Calcedonic
(Cal`ce*don"ic Cal`ce*do"ni*an), a. See Chalcedonic.
Calceiform
(Cal"ce*i*form`) a. [L. calceus shoe + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of
the lady's-slipper; calceolate.
calceolaria
(||cal`ce*o*la"ri*a) n. [NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus
shoe.] (Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort.
It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name.
Calceolate
(Cal"ce*o*late) a. [See Calceolaria.] Slipper-ahaped. See Calceiform.
Calces
(||Cal"ces) n. pl. See Calx.
Calcic
(Cal"cic) a. [L. calx, calcis, lime: cf. F. calcique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing,
calcium or lime.
Calciferous
(Cal*cif"er*ous) a. [L. calx, calcis, lime + -ferous.] Bearing, producing, or containing calcite,
or carbonate of lime.
Calciferous epoch (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower Silurian system, immediately succeeding
the Cambrian period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of calcareous and siliceous characteristics
in many of the beds. See the Diagram under Geology.
Calcific
(Cal*cif"ic) a. Calciferous. Specifically: (Zoöl.) of or pertaining to the portion of the oviduct which
forms the eggshell in birds and reptiles. Huxley.
