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Discalced

Dis-calced′

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Adj.
Unshod; barefooted; – in distinction from calced.
“The foundation of houses of discalced friars.”
Cardinal Manning’s St. Teresa.

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discalced

discalced

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discalced (not comparable)

  1. 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.

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