Definition of Calve

1. Verb. Release ice. "The icebergs and glaciers calve"

Exact synonyms: Break Up
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate

2. Verb. Birth. "The whales calve at this time of year"
Exact synonyms: Have Young
Generic synonyms: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have

Definition of Calve

1. v. i. To bring forth a calf.

2. v. i. To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier.

Definition of Calve

1. Verb. To give birth to a calf. ¹

2. Verb. To assist the giving of birth of a calf. ¹

3. Verb. (figuratively) Especially of an iceberg, glacier, etc. to break off or shed a large piece. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calve

1. to give birth to a calf [v CALVED, CALVING, CALVES]

Medical Definition of Calve

1. Jacques, French orthopedic surgeon, 1875-1954. See: Calve-Perthes disease, Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calve

calumny
calusterone
calutron
calutrons
calva
calvadoses
calvaria
calvarial
calvarial hook
calvarian
calvarias
calvaries
calvarium
calvariums
calvary
calve (current term)
calved
calver
calvered
calveren
calvering
calvers
calves
calves' feet
calves' liver
calvin cycle
calving
calving jack
calvings
calvinistical

Literary usage of Calve

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Success in Music and how it is Won by Henry Theophilus Finck, Ignace Jan Paderewski (1909)
""No real talent was ever allowed to languish neglected EMMA calve While it may be true that ... In Emma calve" we find a combination of all these qualities; ..."

2. My Life by Emma Calvé (1922)
"28 Emma calve in "Le Chevalier Jean" .... 28 Emma Calv£ at Twenty 44 Emma calve as Santuzza 44 Eleonora Duse 60 calve as Ophelia From a Statue by Denys ..."

3. The Singing of the Future by David Thomas Ffrangcon- Davies (1905)
"calve, musical effects.—"Amen" chorus, the "Messiah."—Quintette (Die Meistersinger).—Wagner, Bach, Beethoven.—Bel-canto composers and imaginative reason. ..."

4. The Story of a Hundred Operas by Felix Mendelsohn (1915)
"O A. DM font, NY EMMA calve SOPRANO Whose real name is de Roquer, was born at Madrid in 1864. Was educated in a convent, making her debut at a concert in ..."

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