A hard crust of calcium salts and food particles on the teeth, developing from plaque.

(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

Made of calico or resembling the color of calico cloth, having a pattern of red and contrasting areas; variegated.

A former region in France, made up of the two departements of Nord and Pas-de-Calais; since 2016, part of the region of Hauts-de-France.

(law) A hearing at which a judge will require all attorneys with cases pending before the court to appear so that the court may schedule hearings and trials.

A calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon, as opposed to the revolution of the earth around the sun; a calendar of the lunar year.

A popular form of sushi in the United States, commonly made with avocado, cucumber, and crab meat, and wrapped with rice.

(inorganic chemistry) A black, solid, of formula CaC₂, manufactured from lime and carbon at high temperatures; reacts with water to form acetylene.

present participle of calculate

(not comparable) Having the ability to calculate. / (especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.