Searchable Lemmata: calopodium (L).
Alternate Forms: calopodipus.
1a(n.)
Manufacture;
shoemaker's last. Also cf. calippus.(ante 700 - ante 1500)
1. Caligarios vero non a callo pedum, sed a calo, id est ligno, vocatos, sine quo consui calciamenta non possunt, quas Graeci καλοπόδιον dicunt: fiebant autem prius ex salice tantum. Hinc et calciamenta dicta quod in calo, id est ligno, fiant; vel quod calcentur.
Other.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,34,2) ante 700]
3. [466] ... Sowtare, or cordewaner: Sutor, alutarius ... Sowtarys lest: Formula, formella, calopodium ... [469] ... Sperel, or closel yn schetynge: Firmaculum ... [470] ... Spole, or scytyl, webstarys instrument: Spolia, panulea ... [473] ... Steynyn, or stenyyn [Win: stenyine], as clothe þat lesythe hys colowre ... [474] ... Stemyne, or stodul, or stothe yn a webbyshonde [Win: webbys eend]: Forago ... [476] ... Stothe [KC: stode], of a clothe: Forago ... [478] ... Straple [Win: Strapyl; KC: strappyl] of a breche: Femorale, feminale.
Gloss.
[MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 466-478) 1440]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Foot.
1b(n.)
Footwear;
clog; patten.(1424 - 1500)
1. [384] ... Parowre of a vestyment: Paratura, vel parura ... [385] ... Party Clothe, or clothe made of dyuers colowrys: Pannucia ... Pateyne, fote vp berynge [vr. pateyne of tymbyre]: Calopodium, ferripodium ... [387] ... Pawtenere: Cassidile
Gloss.
[MED PParv. ((Hrl 221) 384-7) 1440]
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Foot.
1c(n.)
Footwear;
stilt; also, a staff.(post 1425 - 1500 ?)
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: Foot, Leg.
Definite, From the Greek καλοπόδιον, καλόπους.
WF:
Etym Cog: καλοπόδιον (Gk).
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