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discalced

adj
/dɪsˈkælst/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin discalceātus (“barefoot”) + -ed, rendering French déchaussé. By surface analysis, dis- + calced.

  1. derived from déchaussé
  2. borrowed from discalceātus

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.

    • Brother John is a member of the Discalced Carmelites.

  2. Shoeless

    Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.

    • They were discalced to a man like pilgrims of some common order for all their shoes were long since stolen.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA