1. wearing shoes; shod
Usage: formal; rare; chiefly botanical or zoological

1. 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.