discalced

English

Etymology

From Latin discalceātus, from discalceō, from dis- + calceō, from calx. See also -ed.

Adjective

discalced (not comparable)

  1. (formal) Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or 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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