Definition
calceate
adjective
- wearing shoes; shod
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly botanical or zoological
verb
- to put shoes on; to shoe
Usage: archaic; rare
Examples
- The calceate figures in the ancient fresco wore elaborate sandals.
- In botanical terminology, a calceate flower has a slipper-shaped petal.
- The museum's marble statues were depicted as calceate, indicating their high status.
- Medieval monks would calceate themselves before venturing into the cold stone corridors.
- The calceate condition of the fossil remains suggested the individual belonged to a wealthy class.