noun
Origin: Fr, an imitation, tracing < calquer, to trace < It calcare, to press, trample < L, to tread: see caulk
See calque in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from calquer, to trace, copy
Origin: , from Italian calcare, to press
Origin: , from Latin calcāre, to tread on
Origin: , from calx, heel
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