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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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