Caloʹyers.

Monks in the Greek Church, who follow the rule of St. Basil. They are divided into cenʹobites, who recite the offices from midnight to sunrise; anʹehorites, who live in hermitages; and recluses, who shut themselves up in caverns and live on alms. (Greek, καλòζ and γερων, beautiful old man.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Callabre or Calaber
Caller Herrings
Calligraphy (The art of)
Callimachos
Calling
Calliope [Kal-lĭ-o-pe, 4 syl., Greek, καλoζ, pψ, beautiful voice]
Callipolis
Callippic Period
Callirrhoe
Calomel
Caloyers
Calpe
Calumet [the peace - pipe]
Calvary [bare skull], Golgotha [skull]
Calvary Clover
Calvary Cross (A)
Calvert’s Entire
Calves
Calves gone to Grass (His)
Calves Head
Calves Head Club