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calceate.

Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/kælˈsiɪt/General-American/kælˈsijɪt/General-American/kælˈsiət/General-American/kælˈsijət/General-American
  1. Synonym of shod: wearing shoes, particularly (Christianity) as opposed to the barefoot mendicant orders.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

From Latin calceātus, participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix). Equivalent to Latin calceus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

verb/kælˈsijɪt/General-American/kælˈsiət/General-American/kælˈsijət/General-American/kælsiˈeɪt/General-American
  1. Synonym of shoe: to put on shoes.

    ambitransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to calceus (“calceus, shoe”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of calcate.

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