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calced

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kælst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kalst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ælst

1

adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of shod, wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) religious orders that do not eschew normal footwear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:calced.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shod, wearing shoes, particularly

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

used of certain religious orders who wear shoes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shod

Antonyms: discalced

History

Etymology

A back-formation from discalced, with reference to Latin calceus (“calceus, footwear”).