Vocabulary : Calumnious to Calving
Calumnious : Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.Calumny : False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction.
Calvaria : The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.
Calvary : The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem. ;; A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of other personages who were present at the crucifixion. ;; A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly called cross calvary.
Calve : To bring forth a calf. ;; To bring forth young; to produce offspring. ;; To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier.
