CALLOW


Meaning of CALLOW in English

I. ˈka(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw, -_lō+V adjective

( sometimes -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English calu, calewe bald, from Old English calu; akin to Old High German kalo bald, Old Slavic golŭ naked

1.

a. of a bird : lacking feathers : unfledged

b. : characteristic of or indicating immaturity

the callow down began to clothe my chin — John Dryden

2. : marked by lack of adult sophistication, experience, perception, or judgment

a troop of newly arrived students, very young, pink and callow , followed nervously … at the director's heels — Aldous Huxley

3.

a. dialect England , of land : bare

b. Irish : low-lying : marshy — used especially of a meadow

Synonyms: see rude

II. noun

( -s )

1. Irish : a low-lying or marshy meadow

2. dialect England : the layer of soil above the subsoil : the top or rubble bed of a quarry

3. : a freshly transformed insect not yet fully colored

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.