Caliginous
(Ca*lig"i*nous) a. [L. caliginosus; cf. F. caligineux.] Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.
[R.] Blount.
The caliginous regions of the air.
Hallywell.
— Ca*lig"i*nous*ly, adv. — Ca*lig"i*nous*ness, n.
Caligo
(||Ca*li"go) n. [L., darkness.] (Med.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on
the cornea; also, the speck itself.
Caligraphic
(Cal`i*graph"ic) a. See Calligraphic.
Caligraphy
(Ca*lig"ra*phy) n. See Caligraphy.
Calin
(||Ca"lin) n. [F., fr. Malay kelany tin, or fr. Kala'a, a town in India, fr. which it came.] An alloy of
lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters.
Calipash
(Cal`i*pash") n. [F. carapace, Sp. carapacho. Cf Calarash, Carapace.] A part of a turtle
which is next to the upper shell. It contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish tinge,
much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.