calamus — meaning in English

English meaning

• caramel noun A chewy candy or sauce made by heating sugar until it turns golden-brown.
• pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
• quill noun The hollow central shaft of a bird's feather.

Senses

calamus is used for these senses in English:

• caramel (countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.
• pen A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks.

caramel — full definition

1. noun A chewy candy or sauce made by heating sugar until it turns golden-brown.
2. adj Having a yellowish-brown color like caramel candy.

pen — full definition

1. noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
2. noun A small fenced enclosure for keeping animals.
3. verb To write something, especially a piece of text.
4. verb To shut an animal or person into an enclosed space.

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