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Meaning of calamistrate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To curl (the hair).

obsolete, rare

Examples

“Which belike makes our Venetian ladies at this day to counterfeit yellow hair so much, great women to calamistrate and curl it up […], to adorn their heads with spangles, pearls, and made flowers […].”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

calcate calcated calcates calcating calceate calceated

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