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discalced definition

dis·calced (dis kalst)

adjective

barefooted, as members of certain religious orders

Etymology: < L discalceatus, unshod < dis-, not + calceatus, a sandal, shoe < pp. of calceare, to provide with shoes < calceus, a shoe: see calceiform

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