Bald; lacking hair on the head, especially as a natural or permanent condition.
From Latin 'calvus' meaning bald, directly borrowed into English, often found in older or more formal texts than the simple word 'bald.'
You're far more likely to encounter 'calvous' in Victorian literature or scientific papers than in modern speech—it's the kind of word Victorian doctors used to sound impressive when describing something we now just call 'bald.'
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