CALLOWEST

Adjective

callowest

superlative form of callow: most callow

Source: Wiktionary


CALLOW

Cal"low, a. Etym: [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]

1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden.

2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play [1675].

Cal*low", n. (Zoöl.) Etym: [Named from its note.]

Definition: A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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