calced

English

WOTD – 1 November 2008

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /kælst/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kalst/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ælst

Adjective

calced (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.
    • 1884, William Edward Addis et al., “Carmelite”, in A Catholic Dictionary...:
      In Ireland there appear to be seven or eight Carmelite Friaries, calced and discalced.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:calced.

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