discalced

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ calced.

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.

Related terms

• dis-
• Discalced Carmelites
• discalceate

Translations

shoeless

• Icelandic: berfættur m
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