Calced

//kælst// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear. not-comparable, rare

    "In Ireland there appear to be seven or eight Carmelite Friaries, calced and discalced."

Adjective
  1. 1
    used of certain religious orders who wear shoes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
calceatedparticularlyshodshodwearing shoes

Example

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"In Ireland there appear to be seven or eight Carmelite Friaries, calced and discalced."

Etymology

A back-formation from discalced, with reference to Latin calceus (“calceus, footwear”).

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