Definition of 'callus'
nounWord forms: plural -luses
1. Also called : callosity
3. botany
a.
b.
verb
5.
to produce or cause to produce a callus
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Word origin of 'callus'
C16: from Latin, variant of callum hardened skin nounWord forms: plural ˈcalluses
verb intransitive, verb transitive
4.
to develop or cause to develop a callus
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Word origin of 'callus'
L, var. of callum, hard skinExample sentences containing 'callus'
Then he looked at Archer's measuring eyes and remembered the ridges of callus on the side of his hand.
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