Caledonian
a native or inhabitant of Caledonia.
of or relating to Caledonia.
Contemporary Examples
War! What Is It Good For? A Lot Nick Romeo August 12, 2014
Historical Examples
Peter Parley’s Own Story Samuel G. Goodrich
The Good Soldier Ford Madox Ford
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb Charles Lamb
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Tobias Smollett
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Daniel Turner Holmes
The Right Stuff Ian Hay
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 Various
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2 George Gordon Byron
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia Edited by Rev. James Wood
adjective
of or relating to Scotland
of or denoting a period of mountain building in NW Europe in the Palaeozoic era
noun
(literary) a native or inhabitant of Scotland
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- Caledonian-canal
a canal in N Scotland, extending NE from the Atlantic to the North Sea. 60½ miles (97 km) long. noun a canal in N Scotland, linking the Atlantic with the North Sea through the Great Glen: built 1803–47; now used mostly for leisure boating
- Calef-
(in prescriptions) warmed.
- Calefacient
Medicine/Medical. a substance, as mustard, that produces a sensation of heat when applied to the body. heating; warming. Historical Examples I, Mary MacLane Mary MacLane adjective causing warmth noun (med, obsolete) an agent that warms, such as a mustard plaster
- Calefaction
the act of heating. a heated state. Historical Examples Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
- Calefactory
serving to heat. a heated parlor or sitting room in a monastery. Historical Examples Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester Philip Walsingham Sergeant The Heart of Wessex Sidney Heath Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth Anonymous adjective giving warmth noun (pl) -ries a heated sitting room in a monastery