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Webster 1913 Edition
Discalced
Dis-calced′
,Adj.
Unshod; barefooted; – in distinction from calced.
“The foundation of houses of discalced friars.” Cardinal Manning’s St. Teresa.
Definition 2024
discalced
discalced
English
Adjective
discalced (not comparable)
- shoeless; barefoot; without shoes on; wearing sandals rather than shoes.
- 2006, Cormac McCarthy, The Road, Vintage Books, page 24.
- They were discalced to a man like pilgrims of some common order for all their shoes were long since stolen.
- Brother John is a member of the Discalced Carmelites.
- 2006, Cormac McCarthy, The Road, Vintage Books, page 24.
Related terms
- dis-
- Discalced Carmelites
- discalceate
Translations
shoeless
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