- Calamus
- Reed pen used in very early MSS, esp. before the 6c, when the quill began to be favoured for the most expensive commissions.Cf. Shawm
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Calamus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para género botánico, véase Calamus (palma). ? Calamus Calamus bajonado … Wikipedia Español
Calamus — may mean:*Calamus (Kalamos), a figure in Greek mythology who turned into a reed out of grief for his young male lover Karpos, who drowned;Botany and zoology *Sweet Flag ( Acorus calamus ), a tall wetland plant *Calamus (palm), a genus of rattan… … Wikipedia
calamus — CALÁMUS s.n. 1. Partea bazală, goală în interior, a unei pene. 2. Tip de tulpină neramificată, asemănătoare părului. 3. Instrument de scris antic, din tulpină de stuf. (din lat. calamus < gr. kálamos = tulpină, tub (de scris)) [def. 1., 2. MDN … Dicționar Român
Calamus — ist die latinisierte Form des griechischen Worts Kalamos (κάλαμος, „Schreibrohr“) und bezeichnet: den lateinischen Begriff für das Schreibrohr Davon abgeleitet: Calamus (Programm), ein bekanntes rahmenorientiertes Layout und DTP Programm Calamus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Calamus — Cal a*mus, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon s blood}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus calamus}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calamus — Cal a*mus, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.] 1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon s blood}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus calamus}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calamus — Calamus, IA U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 394 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Calamus, IA — U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 394 Housing Units (2000): 173 Land area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.487306 sq. miles (1.262116 sq. km) FIPS code:… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
calamus — [kal′ə məs] n. pl. calami [kal′əmī΄] [ME < L < Gr kalamos, a stalk, reed, stubble < IE base * k̑olem , stalk, reed > Ger halm, L culmus] 1. SWEET FLAG 2. any of a genus (Calamus) of climbing palms of the Old World that yield rattan 3 … English World dictionary
Calămus [1] — Calămus (lat.), 1) Halm. od. Stängel; bes. des Schilfes od. Rohres; daher 2) Schreibrohr, s.u. Schreibmaterialien … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Calămus [2] — Calămus (Cal. L., Rottang), Pflanzengattung der Fam. der Palmae Lepidocaryinae Pinnatifrondes, zur 6. Kl. 1. Ordn. L., polygamischzweihäusig, mit dreispaltigem Kelche, tief dreitheiliger Blumenkrone, 6 am Grunde verwachsenen Staubgefäßen, einem… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
