Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calamistrated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calamis-trat-ed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

curled or frizzed

Example Sentences

"Webs of calamistrated silk are common in every house and shed in England, where spiders of the genus Ciniflo spin them in cellars, in the corners of windows, in crevices of gateposts and so on."

Etymology

Latin calamistratus (“curled with a curling iron”), from calamistrum (“curling iron”).

Questions

What does calamistrated mean?: curled or frizzed
Where does calamistrated come from?: Latin calamistratus (“curled with a curling iron”), from calamistrum (“curling iron”).

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