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Calcar

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cal=car

CIDE DICTIONARY

Calcarn. [L. calcaria lime kiln, fr. calx, calcis, lime. See Calx.].
     A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.  Ure.  [1913 Webster]
Calcarn. [L., a spur, as worn on the heel, also the spur of a cock, fr. calx, calcis, the heel.].
  •  A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or corolla.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A slender bony process from the ankle joint of bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the web, in flight.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A spur, or spurlike prominence.  [1913 Webster]

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