n.;
Some silly, doting, brainless calf. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Calf's-foot jelly,
n. The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bookbinding) Calf stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often used for theological books. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ L. excalfactio. ] A heating or warming; calefaction. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. excalfacere to warm; ex out (intens.) + calfacere to warm. ] Serving to heat; warming. [ Obs. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. excalfactorius. ] Heating; warming. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
(Zool.) The common seal. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained with a conventional treelike design. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]