Calf.  (E.)  M.E.  half.  A.S.  cealf+
Du.  half;  Icel.  hdl/r;  Swed.  half;  Dan.
kalv;  Goth,  kalbo;  G.  kalb.  Der.  calve,
A.  S.  cealfian.
Caliber,  Calibre,  bore  of  a  gun.  (F.)
F.  calibre,  size  of  a  bore.  Etym.  unknown.
Perhaps  from  L,.qud  librd,  with  what  weight
(Diez) ;  or  from  Arab,  qdlib,  a  form,  mould,
model,  Rich.  Diet.  p.  mi  (Littre*).
calipers,  compasses.  (F.)  Put  for
caliber-compasses,  i.e.  compasses  for  measur-
ing diameters ;  see  above.
caliyer,  a  sort  of  musket.  (F.)  Named
from  its  caliber  or  bore ;  see  Kersey's  Diet.
Calico,  cotton-cloth.  (E.  Indian.)  Named
from  Calicut,  on  the  Malabar  coast,  whence
it  was  first  imported.
Calif,  Caliph.  (F.-Arab.)  F.  calif e,  a
successor  of  the  prophet.  —  Arab,  khalifa,
successor.  —  Arab,  khalafa,  to  succeed.
Caligraphy,  Calligraphy,  good  writ-
ing. (Gk.)  Gk.  KaMiypcupia.  —  Gk.ffaXXi-,
prefix  (from  /ca\6s,  good,  fair) ;  and  yp&<p-
tiv,  to  write.
calisthenics,  callisthenics,  grace-
ful exercises.  (Gk.)  From  Gk.  koXXi-
oOcv-fa  adorned  with  strength.  —  Gk.  icaAAt-
(for  xakds,  fair) ;  and  a$iv-os,  strength.
calomel,  a  preparation  of  mercury.
(Gk.)  Coined  to  express  a  white  product
from  a  black  substance.— Gk.  Ka\6-$t  fair;
and  fii\-as,  black.
Calipers ;  see  Caliber.
Calisthenics ;  see  Caligraphy.
Caliver ;  see  Caliber.
Calk,  Caulk.  (F.-L.)  M.E.  cauken,
to  tread.  —  O.  F.  cauquer,  to  tread ;  to  tent
a  wound  with  lint  —  L.  calcare,  to  tread,
force  down  by  pressure.— L.  calc-,  stem  of
calx,  the  heel ;  see  Heel.
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CALL.
inculcate.  (L.)  From  pp.  of  L.  in-
culcare,  lit.  to. tread  in,  hence,  to  enforce
by  admonition.  —  L.  in,  in ;  calcare,  to
tread.
Call.  (E.)  A.  S.  ceallian ;  cf.  hilde-ealla,
a  herald. +Du.  kallen;  Icel.  and  Swed.
kalla;  Dan.  kaldc  ;  O.  H.  G.  challon.
