callosity

[ kuh-los-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cal·los·i·ties.

callosity

/ kəˈlɒsɪtɪ /

1375–1425; late Middle English calosite < Late Latin callōsitās, equivalent to callōs ( us ) callous + -itās -ity

On the knee is a callosity, or round patch of bare hardened skin.

A large callosity forms on the shoulders of the regular Unyamwesi porters, from the heavy weights laid on them.

They are distinguished from other genera of the family by their lenticular form and the orbicular callosity of the under surface.

This genus is distinguished from Natica, by the width of the aperture, and the absence of the umbilical callosity.

A sense of honour without callosity is never blunted for such attacks.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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