discalced

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin discalceātus (barefoot) + -ed, rendering French déchaussé.[1] By surface analysis, dis- + calced.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪsˈkælst/

Adjective

discalced (not comparable)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. [from 17th c.]
    Brother John is a member of the Discalced Carmelites.
  2. (formal, more generally) Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes. [from 19th c.]

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References

  1. discalced”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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