Definition of Calcar
Cal´car
n.
1.
(Glass manuf.)
A
kind
of
oven
,
or
reverberatory
furnace
,
used
for
the
calcination
of
sand
and
potash
,
and
converting
them
into
frit
.
1.
(Bot.)
A
hollow
tube
or
spur
at
the
base
of
a
petal
or
corolla
.
2.
(Zool.)
A
slender
bony
process
from
the
ankle
joint
of
bats
,
which
helps
to
support
the
posterior
part
of
the
web
,
in
flight
.
3.
(Anat.)
A
spur
,
or
spurlike
prominence
.
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