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I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) teļš; (ziloņa, vaļa u.c.) mazulis2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) teļāda•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) (kājas) liels/ikri* * *liels; teļš; mazulis; teļāda
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Calf — The belly or fleshy hind part of the leg below the knee. The calf is made up mainly of the gastrocnemius muscle (which comes from the Greek gastroknemia meaning calf of the leg, from gaster (gastr ), belly, + kneme, leg). The word calf comes… … Medical dictionary
Leg — (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leg bail — Leg Leg (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of the leg, Sw. l[ a]gg.] 1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and foot.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calf — English has two distinct words calf, both of Germanic origin. Calf ‘young cow’ goes back to Old English cealf, descendant of a prehistoric West Germanic *kalbam, which also produced German kalb and Dutch kalf. Calf of the leg [14] was borrowed… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
calf — English has two distinct words calf, both of Germanic origin. Calf ‘young cow’ goes back to Old English cealf, descendant of a prehistoric West Germanic *kalbam, which also produced German kalb and Dutch kalf. Calf of the leg [14] was borrowed… … Word origins
Calf raises — is an exercise in weight training. This exercise primarily works the muscles of the lower leg otherwise known as the calf. The muscles of the calf are called the gastrocnemius and soleus, making up the upper and lower calf muscles. Calf raises… … Wikipedia
Calf — Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calf's-foot jelly — Calf Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calf — calf1 [kaf, käf] n. pl. calves or, esp. for 4, calfs [ME < OE cealf & ON kalfr < IE * geleb(h) < base * gel , to swell, form a ball (hence swelling, fetus, offspring) > CLUB, L globus] 1. a young cow or bull 2. the young of some other … English World dictionary
calf — Both words (the animal and the part of the leg) have the plural form calves … Modern English usage
Calf muscle — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = sura GraySubject = 129 GrayPage = 482 Caption = Side view of leg musculature. Caption2 = Human calf Origin = Insertion = Blood = posterior tibial artery Nerve = tibial nerve Action = plantarflexion… … Wikipedia