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callous — [kal′əs] adj. [ME < L callosus < callum, hard skin] 1. a) having calluses b) thick and hardened: usually calloused 2. lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling vt., vi. to make or become callous n … English World dictionary
callous — (adj.) c.1400, hardened, in the physical sense, from L. callosus thick skinned, from callus, callum hard skin (see CALLUS (Cf. callus)). The figurative sense of unfeeling appeared in English by 1670s … Etymology dictionary
Callous — Cal lous, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum, callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.] 1. Hardened; indurated. A callous hand. Goldsmith. A callous ulcer. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Callus (disambiguation) — Callus means a hardening of a certain object or substance. It can refer to:*Callus, an area of toughened skin *Fibrocartilage callus, the temporary new bony tissue that forms at the ends of a fractured bone *Callus (cell biology), a mass of cells … Wikipedia
Callus — Cal lus (k[a^]l l[u^]s), n. [L. See {Callous}.] 1. (Med.) (a) Same as {Callosity}. (b) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
callus — means ‘a hard thick area of skin or tissue’, and should be distinguished from callous, which is related to it but now much more often means ‘unfeeling, insensitive’ … Modern English usage
callus — (also callous) ► NOUN 1) a thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue. 2) Botany a hard formation of tissue formed over a wound. DERIVATIVES callused adjective. ORIGIN Latin, hardened skin … English terms dictionary
callous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ insensitive and cruel. ► NOUN variant spelling of CALLUS(Cf. ↑callused). DERIVATIVES callously adverb callousness noun. ORIGIN Latin callosus hard skinned … English terms dictionary
callous — , callus The first means insensitive, the second is a thickening of the skin … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
callous — callus … English homophone dictionary
Callus — This article is about calluses and corns of human skin. For other uses, see Callus (disambiguation). Callus Classification and external resources Examples of callus found on the toe ICD … Wikipedia
