Calvarium
the dome of the skull.
Historical Examples
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia Frank Evers Beddard
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology W. G. Aitchison Robertson
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Various
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times John Stewart Milne
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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. […]
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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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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 […]