Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore; but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the former being called smithsonite.
CALAMINT
Cal"a*mint, n. Etym: [OE. calamint, calemente (cf. F. calament) fr.
L. calamintha, Gr. Mint.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepela and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme.
CALAMIST
Cal"a*mist, n. Etym: [L. calamus a reed.]
Defn: One who plays upon a reed or pipe. [Obs.] Blount.
CALAMISTRATE Cal`a*mis"trate, v. i. Etym: [L. calamistratus, curied with the curling iron, fr. calamistrum curling iron, fr. calamus a reed.]
Defn: To curl or friz, as the hair. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
CALAMISTRATION
Cal`amis*tra"tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of curling the hair. [Obs.] burton.
CALAMISTRUM
Cal`a*mis"trum, n. Etym: [L., a curling iron.] (Zoöl.)