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calix

[ key-liks, kal-iks ]

noun

, plural cal·i·ces [kal, -i-seez].
  1. Literary. a cup or chalice, especially one used ceremonially.
  2. Anatomy, Biology. calyx ( def ).


calix

/ ˈkeɪlɪks; ˈkæ- /

noun

  1. a cup; chalice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of calix1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin; chalice
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calix1

C18: from Latin: chalice
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Example Sentences

Accipite commedite ex hoc omnes 145 hic est enim calix sanguinis mei novi.

The lurid colouring of the young leaves is recalled in the flower-stems and calix, and enhances the colour effect of the whole.

The clove used for domestic purposes is the calix and flower-bud of a plant belonging to the order of Myrtaceæ.

The capsule is sometimes shorter and sometimes longer than the calix, on the same plant, in Andrés specimens.

The inscription says, Calix ejus inebrians quant prclarus est.

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