noun
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hardheartedness
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another name for callus
Etymology
Origin of callosity
1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs ( us ) callous + -itās -ity
Example Sentences
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There is Van Halen, named after a callosity shaped like a guitar.
From Scientific American • Aug. 9, 2013
Running barefooted in the snow is exceptional nowadays; but it is by no means the limit of hardiness or callosity that some of these people display.
From Our Southern Highlanders by Kephart, Horace
The left or lower wing-cover is of similar structure, with the difference that the bow, the callosity, and the nervures occupy the upper face.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard
When the best possible results succeed treatment, a large callosity is formed and movement of the pastern joint is restricted.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
The basal suture is deeply channeled; those on the spire covered by the polished callosity which spreads from the inner lip.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William
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