calce

a. [ See Calceated. ] Wearing shoes; calceated; -- in distinction from discalced or barefooted; as the calced Carmelites. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Chalcedony. ] A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. See Chalcedonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. calceus shoe + -form. ] (Bot.) Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper; calceolate. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus shoe. ] (Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Calceolaria. ] Slipper-shaped. See Calceiform. [ 1913 Webster ]