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OP O.Henry uses the word in an unusual way. I wondered what
the etymology might be. The definition given by AHD doesn't jibe with the definition, which in one word is "immature"
But the etymology is from a word meaning "bald". Well, absence of testosterone may delay scalp hair loss. The chippy chippy chop on a big black block between the thighs
is a high price to pay for a head of hair. I have never seen, and do not expect ever to see a bald callow youth.
"The callow grass between the walks was the color of verdigris, a poisonous green, reminiscent of the horde of derelict humans that had breathed upon the soil during the summer and autumn."
callow
SYLLABICATION: cal·low
PRONUNCIATION: kl
ADJECTIVE: Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature: a callow young man.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English calwe, bald, from Old English calu.
OTHER FORMS: callow·ness —NOUN
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted callow wwh 01/30/04 02:12 AM Re: callow=bald Faldage 01/30/04 02:23 PM Re: callow=bald wwh 01/30/04 03:30 PM Re: callow Bingley 02/04/04 07:41 AM Re: callow Wordwind 02/05/04 12:05 AM Re: callow Buffalo Shrdlu 02/05/04 12:15 AM Re: callow Wordwind 02/05/04 12:22 AM Re: follow Buffalo Shrdlu 02/05/04 12:29 AM Re: follow sjmaxq 02/05/04 12:34 AM Re: follow Buffalo Shrdlu 02/05/04 12:39 AM Re: follow sjmaxq 02/05/04 12:42 AM Re: follow Buffalo Shrdlu 02/05/04 12:44 AM Re: follow wwh 02/05/04 01:42 AM Re: elision of embers maverick 02/05/04 11:38 AM Re: billowing flames Buffalo Shrdlu 02/05/04 12:52 PM Re: follow Faldage 02/05/04 01:27 PM
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