dis|calced

dis|calced
dis|calced «dihs KALST», adjective.
barefooted; unshod: »

The members of certain orders of friars and nuns are discalced.

╂[< Late Latin discalceāre pull off one's shoes (< dis- off + calceāre to shoe < calceus shoe < calx, calcis) + English -ed2]

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  • calced — calced; dis·calced; …   English syllables

  • discalced — dis·calced …   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

  • Discalced — Dis*calced , a. Unshod; barefooted; in distinction from calced. The foundation of houses of discalced friars. Cardinal Manning s St. Teresa. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discalced — /dis kalst /, adj. (chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot. Also, discalceate /dis kal see it, ayt /. Cf. calced. [1625 35; part trans. of L discalceatus, equiv. to dis DIS 1 + calceatus, ptp. of calceare… …   Universalium

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