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cal·low
I. \ˈka(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw, -_lō+V\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English calu, calewe bald, from Old English calu; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Slavic golŭ naked
1.
a. of a bird : lacking feathers : unfledged
b. : characteristic of or indicating immaturity
< the callow down began to clothe my chin — John Dryden >
2. : marked by lack of adult sophistication, experience, perception, or judgment
< a troop of newly arrived students, very young, pink and callow, followed nervously … at the director's heels — Aldous Huxley >
3.
a. dialect England, of land : bare
b. Irish : low-lying : marshy — used especially of a meadow
Synonyms: see rude
II. noun
(-s)
1. Irish : a low-lying or marshy meadow
2. dialect England : the layer of soil above the subsoil : the top or rubble bed of a quarry
3. : a freshly transformed insect not yet fully colored |