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Webster 1913 Edition

Callow

Cal′low

,
Adj.
[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′

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
[Named from its note.]
A kind of duck. See
Old squaw
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Callow

CALLOW

,
Adj.
Destitute of feathers, naked; unfledged; as a young bird.

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