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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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callable
  • s  subject to a demand for payment before due date
    callable bonds
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caller
  • n  a social or business visitor
  • n  an investor who buys a call option
  • n  the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands
  • n  a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance
    you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing
  • n  someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice
    the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner
  • n  the person who convenes a meeting
    who is the caller of this meeting?
  • n  the person initiating a telephone call
    there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone
  • s  providing coolness
    `caller' is a Scottish term as in `a caller breeze'
  • s  fresh
    caller fish
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calligraphical
  • a  of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy
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