calumnyn.[L. calumnia, fr. calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf. Challenge, n.] False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction.(Motley.)Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. (Shak.)n.[L. See Calvary.] (Anat.) The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.()