n. pl. cal·car·i·a (kăl-kârē-ə) A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird. [Latin, spur, from calx, calc-, heel.] |
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n. A furnace formerly used in glassmaking for calcination of materials into frit. [Italian calcara, from Late Latin calcāria (fornāx), lime(-kiln), from Latin, feminine of calcārius, of lime; see CALCAREOUS.] |
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