calceolate
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English
Etymology
From Latin calceolus (“little shoe, slipper”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), from calceus (“calceus, footwear”) + -olus (diminutive noun-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) + -eus (adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkalsɪəleɪt/
Adjective
calceolate (comparative more calceolate, superlative most calceolate)
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References
- “calceolate, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2023. - “calceolate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
