Calceus
//kælˈseɪəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A kind of low leather Roman boot or hightop shoe.
"In its earliest form the calceus was a low-cut model of the Greek endromis, a snug-fitting ankle-high boot, the front finished in a tongue to facilitate drawing on the shoe."
- 2 a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans wordnet
Example
More examples"In its earliest form the calceus was a low-cut model of the Greek endromis, a snug-fitting ankle-high boot, the front finished in a tongue to facilitate drawing on the shoe."
Etymology
From Latin calceus, substantive use of calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y: forming adjectives”).
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