calix

[ key-liks, kal-iks ]

/ ˈkeɪ lɪks, ˈkæl ɪks /

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noun, plural cal·i·ces

[kal-i-seez]. /ˈkæl ɪˌsiz/.

cup.

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Origin of calix

From Latin; see origin at chalice

Words nearby calix

caliper rule, caliph, caliphate, calisaya, calisthenics, calix, Calixtine, Calixtus I, Calixtus II, Calixtus III, calk

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How to use calix in a sentence

Accipite commedite ex hoc omnes 145 hic est enim calix sanguinis mei novi.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250|Various
The lurid colouring of the young leaves is recalled in the flower-stems and calix, and enhances the colour effect of the whole.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
The clove used for domestic purposes is the calix and flower-bud of a plant belonging to the order of Myrtaceæ.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle
The capsule is sometimes shorter and sometimes longer than the calix, on the same plant, in Andrés specimens.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

The inscription says, Calix ejus inebrians quant prclarus est.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume III (of 3)|Leonard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for calix

calix

/ (ˈkeɪlɪks, ˈkæ-) /

noun plural calices (ˈkælɪˌsiːz)

a cup; chalice

Word Origin for calix

C18: from Latin: chalice

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