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单词 excalceation
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excalceationn.

Etymology: as if < Latin *excalceātiōn-em, noun of action < excalceāre : see excalceate v.
Obsolete.
The action of taking or putting off the shoe, or shoes; spec. among the Hebrews, the taking off of a shoe by a widow, from her husband's next of kin, upon his refusal to marry her.
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unshoeing1580
excalceation1728
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Excalceation, the Act of putting off the Shoes.
1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Excalceation, among the Hebrews, a law whereby a widow, whom her husband's brother refused to marry, might summon him to a court of justice, and, on his refusal, might pull off one of his shoes and spit in his face.
1876 Leisure Hour 155 Excalceation—that is the putting off the shoes as a mark of worship or token of respect.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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