calamus
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.90 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A quill; the hard, horny, hollow, and more or less transparent part of the stem or scape of a feather.
Uncountable
name
A small town in Clinton County, Iowa, United States, named after a creek.
name
A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States.
Example Sentences
- "A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices"
- "Thus, the four distinct feather parts that have been compared as to amino acid content to note whether or not the composition is uniform are rachis, barbs, calamus and medulla."
- "In follicles late in feather growth, after rupture of the feather sheath, this canal contained the upper part of the calamus."
- "Chapin asserted that the calamus is firmly fixed in the wing"