Calvary-cross
cross of Calvary.
noun
a Latin cross with a representation of three steps beneath it
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to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break up or splinter so as to produce a detached piece. to give birth to (a calf). (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break off or detach (a piece): The glacier calved an iceberg. […]
- Calvert
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert). Sir George (1st Baron Baltimore) c1580–1632, British statesman: founder of the colony of Maryland. his son, Leonard, 1606–47, first colonial governor of Maryland 1634–47. Contemporary Examples “Dave’s Whipping Boy” Paul Shaffer October 1, 2009 […]
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plural of calf1 . plural of calf2 . the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale. calfskin leather. Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man. a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe. in calf, (of a cow […]
- Calvin
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation. Melvin, 1911–97, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1961. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “bald.”. Contemporary Examples Carrie’s Battle of the Brands Rebecca Dana May 19, 2010 Here Comes Fashion Week Isabel Wilkinson February 9, 2010 […]
- Calvin-coolidge
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