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discalceate

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dis⋅calced

[dis-kalst]
–adjective
(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.
Also, dis⋅cal⋅ce⋅ate [dis-kal-see-it, -eyt] .
Compare calced.


Origin:
1625–35; part trans. of L discalceātus, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + calceātus, ptp. of calceāre to fit with shoes (calce(us) a shoe, deriv. of calc- (s. of calx) heel + -ātus -ate 1 )
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discalceate

adjective
(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars" [syn: discalced] [ant: calced
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