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▪ I. † ˈcalamy1 Obs. rare. Also chaalamy. Early form of calamus, in sense 2.
1382Wyclif Ex. xxx. 24 Tak to thee swete smellynge thingis..of chaalamy [1388 calamy]. ― Jer. vi. 20 Wherto to me..ȝee bringen..calamy swote smellende? ▪ II. † ˈcalamy2 Obs. rare. [Cf. Ger. kalmei.]
1756C. Lucas Ess. Waters I. 11 Lapis calaminaris, or cadmia; in our language calamine, calamy, or cadmy. |