Etymology

calamistrate

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Today it means: To curl (the hair). Full definition →

Latin calamistrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcalamistrātus
  2. English todaycalamistrate

Borrowed from Latin calamistrātus, perfect passive participle of calamistrō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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