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DISCALCEATE
discalced, discalceate, unshod
(adjective) (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; “discalced friars”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
discalceate (third-person singular simple present discalceates, present participle discalceating, simple past and past participle discalceated)
(rare) To remove shoes or other footwear.
Adjective
discalceate (not comparable)
(rare) barefoot
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cal"ce*ate, v. t. Etym: [L. discalceatus unshod; dis- + calceus shoe.]
Definition: To pull off shoes or sandals from. [Obs.] Cockeram.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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