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Discalced Dis Kalst Adjective Shoes Latin Dis Calceare Fit

Discalced is an adjective meaning without shoes, often used for religious orders that go barefoot.

Discalced is an adjective meaning without shoes, often used for religious orders that go barefoot.

Front discalced \dis-KALST\
Back adjective
Without shoes.

[From Latin dis- (apart, away) + calceare (to fit with shoes), from calceus (shoe), from calx (heel). The word discalced is often used of members of religious orders who go barefoot or wear sandals.]

"There were several pairs of shoes involved as well, which the otherwise discalced women had a hard time getting on and off." - Christine Temin; 'Straight Up!' Falls Down With Dance Premieres; The Boston Globe; Feb 11, 2005. 

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