callithumpian 
II. n. 1. A noisy ron<-i-rt, eharacterized by 
boating of tin pans, blowing of horns, shouts, 
groans, catcalls, etc.: usually given as a sere- 
nade to persons who have excited local ridi- 
cule or hostility; a charivari. 2. One who 
takes part in such a concert. [U. S. ] 
Oallitriche (ka-lit'ri-k), . [NL., < Or. %X><- 
r/n\r/, assumed I'cin. of KU//ITIH \mj (fern, also 
-of), later form of na/.'fMpt^, with beautiful hair: 
si ! ' 'nl/itlirij."\ 1. lu hot., a small, widely dis- 
tributed genus of slender, apetalous, monoj- 
i-iiius, dicotyledonou aquatic herbs. its attini. 
ties arc ohsciirc. ami il is hy soim IIM<|< TC<| a.s constitut- 
ing a ih^tmr I onli-r CatlitrichacfiK, by others rdVnvl tothc 
ll'll'U'il'I'-ll- 1-r \<t till 1 t\>ll>luirliiiti'i'lt'. Tllr ri ilimj'ih 
alV kll<>\\ II a-, u;,t, ,- ,,t, , ,,/;,!!. 
2. In zoiil., a genus of bivalve inollugks. Origi- 
nalh fiillitrii-lnix. 1-iili, 1791. 
Callitris (kal'i-tris), n. [NL.. < Or. KaMi-, na- 
. beautiful; the element -iris is obscure.] 
A genus of coniferous trees, nearly related to 
CiiinTnnitn, consisting of 14 species, natives of 
Africa, Madagascar, Australia, and New Cale- 
donia. The best-known species Is C. quadrimlvit, the 
arar-trec of Algeria, yielding a highly prized wood, the cit- 
rous or thyint; wood of the Roman*, which is very ln-iinti- 
dil. nii'l is niuri, used li\ the Turks for the Hours and 
ri-iliir_ r s of their mosques, because they believe it to be 
imperishable. It supplies tin- iiroiuatic gum-resin called 
sandarae. 
callivert, ". See i-titir,,-. 
Call-loan (kal'lon), ii. A loan of money repay- 
able on demand. 
call-me-to-you (kal'me-to'yS), n. A name 
given to the pansy, I'iolu tricolor. Also called 
fiidilli--inr-ti>-i/i>u and cnll-me-to-you. 
call-note (kal'not), . The call or cry of a bird 
or other animal to its mate or its young. 
The chirping tall-note of the gecko. Owen, Anat. 
Callocephalon (kal-o-sef'a-lon), n. [NL. (Les- 
son, 1837) (prop. Calli- or Calo-), < Gr. ra/Uj-, 
KaUf, beautiful, + w^aX//, head.] A genus (or 
subgenus of Calyptorhiinchus) of Australian 
cockatoos, subfamily Cacntuina'. C. guleatmn, 
the ganga cockatoo, is the only species. Also 
OaOSoepkalvt. 
Callorhinus (kal-o-ii'nus), . [NL. (prop. 
Calli- or Calo-), < Gr. raXX/-, na/Af, beautiful, + 
/>ic, plv, nose.] A genus of eared seals, of the 
family Otariidtc, including the northern sea- 
bear, the well-known fur-seal of Alaska, C. ur- 
sinus. 
callosal (ka-16'sal), a. [< callosum + -a/.] Of 
or pertaining to' the callosum, or corpus cal- 
losum. -Callosal gyros. Sec.wrtm. 
callose (kal'os), a. [< L. callosus : see callous."] 
In hot. and zool., having callosities or hard spots; 
callous; hardened. 
callosity (ka-los'i-ti), . ; pi. callosities (-tiz). 
[= F. callosite = Sp. callosidatl = Pg. callosi- 
dade = It. callosita, < L. callosita(t-)s, \callosus, 
callous : see callous. ] 1 . The state or quality of 
being hardened or callous. 2. In a concrete 
sense, any thickened or hardened part on the 
surface of the human body or that of any ani- 
mal, such as the hard and often somewhat bony 
lumps that arise in places exposed to constant 
pressure and friction, the cicatrized surfaces 
of old ulcers or wounds, etc., the natural cuta- 
neous thickenings on the buttocks of gibbons 
and other monkeys, etc. 3. In hot., any part 
of a plant unusually hard. 4. In entom., an 
elevated, rounded portion of the surface, gen- 
erally smooth, and paler than the surrounding 
parts, appearing like a swelling. Ischlal callos- 
ity, in ziiul., thi! nuked, indurated, anil usually gayly col- 
oivd huttock of n monkey. 
Callosoma, . Bee CotMOMo. 
callosomarginal (ka-lo'so-mar'ji-nal), a. [< 
callosum + ii/riri/iii/iL] In mint., lying between 
the convolution of the corpus callosum and the 
marginal convolution of the brain : as, the cal- 
liiMiiiiiu-ijniiil sulcus or fissure. 
callosum (ka-16'sum), n. [NL., neut. of L. cal- 
IOXH.I : see ctilliiii.t.] Same as corpus callnxinii 
(which see, under ci>r/> xi. 
The brain of tln> rat, lackim; the ealhaum. 
I ' n. and Seurol., IV. 513. 
callot 1 (kal'ot), n. Same as eatott,: 
Callot-t, a- aii'l V. See ,-itlli'l. 
Callotechnlcs (kal-o-tek'niks). ii. pi, [Prop. <;il- 
li- or calu- ; < Gr. Ka/./.in- ^vo^ (later MJ/O-), mak- 
ing beautiful works of art, < m)2i-, m'/.of, beauti- 
ful, + rexmi, art.] The fine or ornamental arts. 
[Rare.] 
callous (kal'us), a. [Also cnllose: = F. calli-iur 
= Sp. Pg. It. callow. < L. nillosus, hard-skinned. 
tliiek-skiniied, hard. < cnlliini. also cullits, hard 
skin. Cf. eallitl.] 1. Hard; hardened; indu- 
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rated, as an ulcer, or the skin on some part of 
the body from exposure to continuous pressure 
or friction: as, "a callous cicatrice," lln/liunl, 
tr. of Pliny, xvi. 31; "a callous ulcer," IHtiujii- 
son. 
First of the train the patient rustic came. 
Whose ctitlvu* hand had form'd the scene. 
UMxinitlt, Threnodia, II. 
2. Hardened in mind or feelings; insensible; 
unfeeling: as, "the callous diplomatist," '/"- 
caulay. 
In prosperous times, when men fed the greatest ardor 
in their pur-nit* of gain, they manifest the most callmu 
apathy to politics. Ames, Works, II. 1::7. 
It is an immense blessing to be perfectly eallout to ridi- 
cule. Dr. Arnold. 
3. In entom., swollen and smooth: as, a cal- 
lous margin, one very thick and irregularly 
rounded or lumpy. =Syn. 2. Hardened, etc. (tee ob- 
il unite), unsusceptible, unlmpresslblc, Indifferent, deaf, 
dead, etc. 
callous (kal'us), v. t. To harden or make callous. 
The calloused sensibilities of people of fashion. 
Science, X. 98. 
callous-beaked (kal'us-bekt), a. Having a 
callous beak: applied to the tanagers of the 
genus Kliami>hcitlus, from the callosity at the 
base of the bill. 
callously (kal'us-li), </c. In a callous, hard- 
ened, or unfeeling manner, 
callousness (kal'us-nes), n. The state of being 
callous, (a) Hardness ; induration : applied to the body. 
A calloumrmi of his feet. Jtr. Taylor, Repentance, vil. 8. 
(6) Insensibility of mind or heart 
A calloutsiien and numbness of soul. 
Bentley, Sermons, 1. 
Great vindictiveness is often united with great tender- 
ness, and great caUoiuuet* with great magnanimity. 
/.-.*;/, F.nrop. Morals, I. 140. 
callow 1 (kal'6), a. and H. [< ME. calowe, caleic, 
mlii, < AS. calu (calu;-) = D. kaal = OHG. calo, 
ehalo (calaw-), MHG. kal (kalir-), G. kahl = Sw. 
kal, bald, bare (cf. Dan. kidlet, polled, en kullet 
ko, a cow without horns: ko = E. cowl), prob., 
with loss of orig. initial (cf . scall), = L. calms 
(orig. "scalru.1 f), bald (> It. 8p. Pg. calvo = Pi. 
calv = OF. cliau, F. chauee : see Calrary, Cal- 
vinism, and chauvin).'] I. a. If. Bald; without 
hair. 
A man of whoa heed heeria tleUm awel is cola. 
Wycli/(ed. Purv.), Lev. xiii. 40. 
t'ni a wits his linn .Ir. Kiny Aluaunder, 1. 5950. 
2. Without feathers; that has not yet put forth 
feathers ; naked ; unfledged, as a young bird : 
as, "callow young," Milton, P. L., vii. 420. 
My callow wiug, that newly left the nest. 
P. Fletcher, Purple Island, 1. 
They [the young of the partridge) are not tallow like the 
young of most birds, hut more perfectly developed an-! 
precocious even than chickens. Thoreau, Walden, p. 244. 
3. Pertaining to an unfledged bird: as, "cal- 
low down," Drat/ton, The Owl. 4. Youthful; 
juvenile ; very immature : as, a callow youth. 
Ah, if we had possessed these in our callow days, 
D. (*. Hitchell, Bound Together. 
II. t A bald person ; a baldhead. 
What hath the calewe ido. 
Life of St. Dunttan, Early Eng. Poems 
[(ed. Furuivall), p. S4. 
callow 2 (kal'6), n. and a. [E. dial., appar. cal- 
/oic 1 , bare.] I. n. 1. An alluvial flat along a 
river-course : a term used by writers on Irish 
geology and agriculture. 2. In coal-mining, 
the baring, or cover, of open workings. Gresley. 
[Eng.] 
II. a. Having the character of an alluvial 
flat : as, callow land ; a calloir meadow. 
Oalluella (kal -u- el 'a), w. [NL., dim., < Gr. 
K&/.fa>s, beauty, na"/.6$, beautiful.] A genus of 
tailless amphibians, typical of the family Cal- 
lurllida: Also spelled Caluella. 
calluellid (kal-u-el'id), n. A toad-like am- 
phibian of the family Callurllidit: 
Calluellidae (kal-u-el'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Cal- 
liii'lla + -iW'.] A family of firmisternial sali- 
ent amphibians, typified by the genus ( 'allmlln. 
They have teeth in the upper jaw, dilated sacral apophy- 
ses, precoracoids resting upon coracoids, no oinosternum, 
ami a small cartilaginous sternum. 
Calluna ^ka-lu'nji). . [NL. (so called from its 
use in making b'rooras), irreg. < Gr. xa'/j.ivfiv. 
sweep, clean, beautify, < i/.<4r, beautiful.] A 
genus of plants, natural order l-'.rifiirin. nearly 
allied to Kricii, from which it is distinguished 
chiefly by the structure of its capsule and the 
small number of its seeds. There Is but one species, 
C. ful't'ii-i*. tlic ciimmnn licatluT. which covers ami orna- 
ment* much of the heath and moorland districts of Great 
calm 
and i- r..iind in the northern temperate and boreal 
<il tin .1.1 . , iid. Italso occurs in North America, 
Common Heather ( vttlfarii). !Ui bnnch on UfRcr leak. 
though very sparingly and only in a few localities near 
the coast, fnnii Ni-ui'cnindliind to Martha's Vineyard, 
Massachusetts. 
callus (kal'us), n. ; pi. ealli (-i). [L., abo cal- 
I it in, hanl skin: see callous and callid.'j 1. In 
mint.: (a) Hard skin; a callosity. (/) A new 
growth of osseous tissue between and around 
the extremities of fractured bones, serving to 
unite them. 2. In hot., any unusually hard 
excrescence upon a plant; also, the thickening 
of the substance of the perforated septa be- 
tween sieve-cells, and the close cellular struc- 
ture which is formed over wounds, by which 
the inner tissues are protected and healing is 
effected. 3. In hort., the cap or thickening 
formed over the end of a cutting before it sends 
forth rootlets. 4. In conch., a callosity or in- 
durated thickening of a shell by the deposit of 
some hard substance different from the rest of 
the shell. 
The columellar Up is covered with a thick deposit of 
cnltiu. Stand. Sat. Uut., I. 351. 
callys (kal'is), n. Same as killas. 
calm 1 (kam), n. and a. [I. n. Early mod. E. 
also ruulm, caum, cawm, < ME. calme (= D. 
l;alm-tc = LG. hilm, > G. kalm), < OF. calmt, F. 
calme = Sp. It. Pg. calma, calm, calmness, still 
weather, = Pr. chaume, the time when the flocks 
rest (cf. F. chdmcr, formerly cliaumer, rest), 
orig., as still in Sp. and Pg., heat, the hot part 
of the day (cf. F. dial, cauman, hot Cotgrave), 
< I . I .. cauma, the heat of the sun, < Gr. naiiua, 
great heat, < naiew, burn : see cauma and caus- 
tic. The I is unoriginal, being due to confor- 
mation with L. color, heat, or with words like 
nalm (L. iialma), etc. II. a. < ME. calme (= 
D. kalm), < OF. calme, F. calme (ML. calmus); 
from the noun.] I. n. I. The condition of be- 
ing without motion, agitation, or disturbance; 
stillness : properly of the air, and hence of the 
sea and of the weather in general. 
A Mont hede in a cauliiie or downe a wind is very good, 
Atcham, Toxophilus (ed. Arber), p. 137. 
And thus fonde the wynde agens vs or ellys such caltny* 
that we sped but lytyll of our waye. 
Tortiiiyton, Diari'e of Eng. Travel!, p. 57. 
While we lay in the talnu we caught several great sharks. 
Dampirr, Voyages, I. 79. 
2. Freedom from mental agitation or passion ; 
tranquillity; quiet; serenity. 
Each perturbation smooth'd with outward i-ntm. 
Hilton, P. L., iv. 130. 
The unnatural excitement was succeeded by an unnat- 
ural calm. Macaulau, Horace Walpole. 
Too near to God for doubt or fear, 
She shares the eternal talm. 
Whittitr, Battle Autumn of 1862. 
A despotic calm is usually the triumph of error. 
Jeeoiu, Pol. Econ., p. 298. 
3. The scum of liquor. [Prov. Eng.] Dead 
calm, stark calm, flat calm, terms used by seamen to 
h-imte tlu- greatest ixtssihle calm. Region of calms, or 
calm latitudes, the tracts in the Atlantic and Pacific 
ni rans on the counties of the trade-winds, where calms of 
long duration prevail. At the winter solstice 1U average 
northern limit Is in 5' N., and in the months about the 
*nnmicr solstice 12* N. The southern limit lies nearly 
always to the north of the equator, varying between 1* 
and r N. 
II. a. 1. Without motion; still; not stormy; 
undisturbed; not agitated; serene. 
Be calm, good wind. Shot., T. G. of V., L 2. 
Calm Is the morn without a sound. 
TVnriyxon, In Memorlam, xi 
The hay was oily ealm. Ttnnymn, Audley Court. 
2. Free from mental agitation ; undisturbed by 
passion; not agitated or excited; quiet; serene; 
tranquil, as the mind, temper, or attention: as, 
" calm words," Shak., K. John, ii. 1. 
With gentle breath, mini look, knees humbly bow'd. 
Shalt.. R. and J., ill. 1. 
The temper of Hastings was equal to almost any trial. 
It was not sweet ; but it was ralm. 
Macaulay, Warren Hastings. 
