| kale | 1. <botany> A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species. Alternative forms: kail, and cale. 2. See Kail. <botany> Sea kale, a European cruciferous herb (Crambe maritima), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage. Origin: Scot. Kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. Cael; akin to Ir. Cal, W. Cawl, Armor. Kaol. See Cole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| kaleege | <zoology> One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kaleidophone | <physics> An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations. Origin: Gr. Beautiful + appearance, form + sound. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kaleidoscope | <instrument> An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of coloured glass, etc, and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colours and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design. "Shifting like the fragments of coloured glass in the kaleidoscope." (G. W. Cable) Origin: Gr. Beautiful + form + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| kaleidoscopical | Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea kale | <botany> See Kale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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