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discalced

adjective dis·calced \(ˌ)dis-ˈkalst\

Definition of DISCALCED

:  unshod, barefoot <discalced friars>
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Origin of DISCALCED

part translation of Latin discalceatus, from dis- + calceatus, past participle of calceare to put on shoes, from calceus shoe, from calc-, calx heel
First Known Use: 1631

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