callow

[Cal·low]

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Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.

Adjective S.
lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen"


a.
Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.

a.
Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth.

n.
A kind of duck. See Old squaw.


Callow

Cal"low , a. [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.
2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth.
I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid.

Callow

Cal*low" , n. (Zo'94l.) [Named from its note.] A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.

A kind of duck. See Old squaw.

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