The Romans made use of two kinds of shoes -- the solea, or sandal, which covered the sole of the foot, and was worn at home and in company, and the calceus, which covered the whole foot and was always worn with the toga when a person went abroad. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
Mandavit per universam Aegyptum ut foemina quaereretur, cujus is calceus esset eamque sic inventam. in matrimonium accepit. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
And The calceus rostratus. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman] Reference
In Pede calceus hoeret. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 February 1794] Reference
Fiamque calceus, me. From Wordnik.com. [Anatomy of Melancholy] Reference
The calceus incisus. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman] Reference
?. tse&Xoi ', calceus, a shoe, a sock. From Wordnik.com. [The primitives of the Greek tongue : with rules for derivation] Reference
(Lat. dis, without, and calceus, shoe). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy] Reference
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