calf
11calf — [ kæf ] (plural calves [ kævz ] ) noun count * 1. ) a young cow. Its meat is called veal. a ) a young animal such as a young elephant, WHALE, or GIRAFFE 2. ) the thick back part of your leg between your knee and your ANKLE …
12calf — Both words (the animal and the part of the leg) have the plural form calves …
13Calf — For the back of the leg, see Calf (anatomy). For other uses, see Calf (disambiguation). A calf in the New Forest, England Calves (   …
14calf — n. 1) a calf bleats 2) in calf (the cow was in calf) 3) (misc.) the meat of the calf is veal * * * [kɑːf] (misc.) the meat of the calf is veal a calf bleats in calf (the cow was in calf) …
15Calf — This interesting surname derives from the Old Norse personal name Kalfr , originally a byname meaning Calf , or possibly from the Old English pre 7th Century calf , Anglian form of cealf meaning calf , used either as a nickname or as a metonymic… …
16calf — ‘How now, you wanton calf, Art thou my calf?’ says Leontes to his son Mamillius, in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. Applied to a person, ‘calf’ seems to have had a wide range of meanings in the seventeenth century. It could imply meekness,… …
17calf — {{11}}calf (1) young cow, O.E. cealf (Anglian cælf) young cow, from W.Gmc. *kalbam (Cf. M.Du. calf, O.N. kalfr, Ger. Kalb, Goth. kalbo), perhaps from PIE *gelb(h) , from root *gel to swell, hence, womb, fetus, young of an an …
18Calf — The belly or fleshy hind part of the leg below the knee. The calf is made up mainly of the gastrocnemius muscle (which comes from the Greek gastroknemia meaning calf of the leg, from gaster (gastr ), belly, + kneme, leg). The word calf comes… …
19Calf — Calves were commonly made use of in sacrifices, and are therefore frequently mentioned in Scripture. The fatted calf was regarded as the choicest of animal food; it was frequently also offered as a special sacrifice (1 Sam. 28:24; Amos 6:4;… …
20Calf — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Calf, en vieux norrois Kalfr, est un terme anglo saxon qui désigne un îlot. On le retrouve dans : Calf of Man, un îlot au sud de l île de Man ;… …
