DISCALCED


Meaning of DISCALCED in English

/dis kalst"/ , adj.

(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.

Also, discalceate /dis kal"see it, -ayt'/ . Cf. calced .

[ 1625-35; part trans. of L discalceatus, equiv. to dis- DIS- 1 + calceatus, ptp. of calceare to fit with shoes ( calce ( us ) a shoe, deriv. of calc- (s. of calx ) heel + -atus -ATE 1 ) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .