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calced

UK/kalst//kælst/

calced adjective: synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.

Adjective

calced (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.
    • In Ireland there appear to be seven or eight Carmelite Friaries, calced and discalced.1884, William Edward Addis et al., “Carmelite”, in A Catholic Dictionary...
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:calced.
    Synonyms:
    shod, wearing shoes, particularly

Synonyms of calced

Origin of calced

A back-formation from discalced, with reference to Latin calceus (“calceus, footwear”).

Words that rhyme with calced

Questions about calced

What does calced mean?
Calced means synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.
What part of speech is calced?
Calced is an adjective.
How do you pronounce calced?
Calced is pronounced /kælst/ (US).

Words near calced in the dictionary

  1. calceamentum
  2. calceate
  3. calceated
  4. calceates
  5. calceating
  6. calced
  7. calcedon
  8. calcedonic
  9. calcedonies
  10. calcedons
  11. calcedony

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