Dictionary - Definition of CALAMISTRUM


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Calamistrum" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Calamistrum \Cal`a*mis"trum\, noun. [Latin expression, curling iron.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CALAMISTRUM

Domain	Definition
Antiquities	Calamistrum and Calamister. A curling-iron, so called from its resemblance to a reed (calamus), and used among the Romans as early as the time of Plautus (Curc. iv. 4, 21). It was sometimes employed by men, though such were considered effeminate. Figuratively, the word denotes an excess of literary ornament (Iul. 56). (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of certain spiders (Ciniflonidae), used to curl certain fibers in the construction of their webs.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "CALAMISTRUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Calamistrum \Cal`a*mis"trum\, noun. [Latin expression, curling iron.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Antiquities	Calamistrum and Calamister. A curling-iron, so called from its resemblance to a reed (calamus), and used among the Romans as early as the time of Plautus (Curc. iv. 4, 21). It was sometimes employed by men, though such were considered effeminate. Figuratively, the word denotes an excess of literary ornament (Iul. 56). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top