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Webster 1913 Edition


Calin


Ca′lin

,
Noun.
[F., fr. Malay
kelany
tin, or fr.
Kala’a
, a town in India, fr. which it came.]
An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea canisters.

Webster 1828 Edition


Calin

CALIN

,
Noun.
A compound metal, of which the Chinese make tea canisters and the like. The ingredients seem to be lead and tin.

Definition 2024


câlin

câlin

See also: calin and călin

French

Adjective

câlin m (feminine singular câline, masculine plural câlins, feminine plural câlines)

  1. cuddly

Noun

câlin m (plural câlins)

  1. hug, cuddle

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