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discalced

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dis⋅calced

  [dis-kalst]
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–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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dis·calced   (dĭs-kālst')   
adj.  Barefoot or wearing sandals. Used of certain religious orders.

[From Latin discalceātus : dis-, dis- + calceātus, shod (from calceus, shoe, from calx, calc-, heel).]
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