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calix
[ key-liks, kal-iks ]
calix
/ ˈkeɪlɪks; ˈkæ- /
noun
- a cup; 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.
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The lurid colouring of the young leaves is recalled in the flower-stems and calix, and enhances the colour effect of the whole.
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The clove used for domestic purposes is the calix and flower-bud of a plant belonging to the order of Myrtaceæ.
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The capsule is sometimes shorter and sometimes longer than the calix, on the same plant, in Andrés specimens.
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The inscription says, Calix ejus inebrians quant prclarus est.
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