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Calumet
Language; Encyclopedias
Among the American Indians a pipe for smoking, which if accepted when offered, was an emblem of peace, and if rejected, a declaration of war.
Calvados
Language; Encyclopedias
A maritime dep. in N. of France, skirted by dangerous rocks of the same name, with a fertile soil and a moist climate.
Calotype
Language; Encyclopedias
A process of photography invented by Fox Talbot in 1840, by means of the action of light on nitrate of silver.
Caltagirone
Language; Encyclopedias
A city 38 m. SW. of Catania; the staple industry is pottery and terra-cotta ware.
Caloric
Language; Encyclopedias
The name given by physicists to the presumed subtle element which causes heat.
