calced

English

WOTD – 1 November 2008

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kælst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kalst/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ælst

Adjective

calced (not comparable)

1. (rare) Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.
   • 1884, William Edward Addis et al., “Carmelite”, in A Catholic Dictionary...:

     In Ireland there appear to be seven or eight Carmelite Friaries, calced and discalced.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:calced.

References

• “calced, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023.