- cal|if|ate
- cal|if|ate «KAL uh fayt, KAY luh-», noun.= caliphate. (Cf. ↑caliphate)
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cal|ce|ate — «KAL see ayt, iht», adjective. shod; wearing shoes (used of certain religious orders). ╂[< Latin calceātus, past participle of calceē to shoe < calceus a shoe < calx heel] … Useful english dictionary
cal|iph|ate — «KAL uh fayt, KAY luh », noun. the rank, reign, government, or territory of a caliph. Also, califate, kalifate, khaleefate, khalifat, khalifate … Useful english dictionary
dis|cal|ce|ate — «dihs KAL see iht, ayt», adjective. barefooted; unshod. ╂[< Late Latin discalceātus, past participle of discalceāre; see etym. under discalced (Cf. ↑discalced)] … Useful english dictionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
caliphate — cal•iph•ate [[t]ˈkæl əˌfeɪt, fɪt, ˈkeɪ lə [/t]] n. ear gov the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph • Etymology: 1725–35 … From formal English to slang
ce — ce·ruse; ce·rus·site; ce·ryl; ce·sar·e·vich; ce·sa·ro·lite; ce·si·um; ce·sto·des; ce·ta·cea; ce·ta·ceous; ce·ta·ce·um; ce·ta·ce·um; ce·tane; ce·tene; ce·te·ris; ce·tin; ce·ti·o·sau·rus; ce·tol·o·gy; ce·to·mi·mid; ce·to·mim·i·dae; ce·to·mor·pha;… … English syllables
Discalceate — Dis*cal ce*ate, v. t. [L. discalceatus unshod; dis + calceus shoe.] To pull off shoes or sandals from. [Obs.] Cockeram. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Excalceate — Ex*cal ce*ate, v. t. [L. excalceatus, p. p. of excalceare to unshoe. See {Calceated}.] To deprive of shoes. [Obs.] Chambers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discalceate — dis·cal·ce·ate … English syllables
discalced — dis•calced [[t]dɪsˈkælst[/t]] also dis•cal•ce•ate [[t] ˈkæl si ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] adj. rel barefoot: discalced monks[/ex] • Etymology: 1625–35; L discalceātus= dis I+calceātus, ptp. of calceāre to fit with shoes, der. of calceus shoe … From formal English to slang
