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Meaning of DISCALCED

Pronunciation:  dis'kalst

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars"
 
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 Synonyms: discalceate, unshod
 
 Antonyms: calced, shod
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*calced"\, a.
Unshod; barefooted; -- in distinction from calced. ``The
foundation of houses of discalced friars.'' --Cardinal
Manning's St. Teresa.
 

 

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