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calefactory
  • s  serving to heat
    a heating pad is calefactory
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calendered
  • v  press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets
  • s  (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers
    calendered paper
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calendric
  • a  relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement
    calendric systems
    solstice is a time of calendric importance
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calendrical
  • a  relating to or characteristic of or used in a calendar or time measurement
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calibrated
  • v  make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
  • v  mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units
    he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale
  • v  measure the caliber of
  • a  marked with or divided into degrees
    a calibrated thermometer
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caliche-topped
  • s  covered with caliche, a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted soil
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calico
  • n  coarse cloth with a bright print
  • a  made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
    calico dresses
    a calico cat
  • s  having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
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californian
  • n  a native or resident of California
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants
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