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)
- (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.
References
- “calced, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.