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Sep. 8, 2014
Word of the Day

calvous Audio Pronunciation
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\KAL-vuhs\
adjective
1. lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
Quotes
Admittedly most old, bloated, calvous Germans could double for me, and even if he hadn't been doppelganger material, with the beard I had started growing and the two black eyes, you'd need x-rays to spot the difference.
-- Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang, 1994
Origin
Calvous is derived from the New Latin word calvus meaning “bald.”
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