English Explanatory Dictionary

calcar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small oven or furnace, used for the calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into frit.
noun
  1. A spur-like projection.

Word forms

calcar calcars calcaria

Etymology

From the Italian calcara (“lime-kiln”).

Related words

calcarious calcary calcariferous calcariform calcarine

Derived words

calcarate
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