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28 March, 2019

Calicular: Word of the Day

Caliculara. [f. L. calicul -us, dim. of calix a cup  AR] See also CALYCULAR. Resembling a little cup. Obs.

1658 SIR T. BROWN Gard. Cyrus iii. 124 Contemplating the calicular shafts [of the tease] and uncous disposure of their extremities.

[Uncous disposure? Not as rude as I'd hoped, alas. Just means their extremities are disposed of in a curvilinear fashion -MS]

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