midcalf

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adjective

Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg.

“She wore midcalf boots.”

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Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivemidcalf (not comparable)

alternative mid-calf

  1. not comparableExtending to the middle of the calf of the leg.

    She wore midcalf boots.

    Synonyms: midi

adverbmidcalf (not comparable)

alternative mid-calf

  1. not comparableAt or to the middle of the calf.

    I wear what is called a waiter apron; it’s white and comes midcalf.

    2008 February 17, “Midwest Mex”, in New York Times
nounmidcalf (plural midcalves)

plural midcalves · alternative mid-calf

  1. The middle of the calf.

    The skirt extended to the midcalf.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveExtending to the middle of the calf of the leg.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishcalf
  12. Englishmidcalf

From mid- + calf.

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APA

midcalf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midcalf

MLA

“midcalf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midcalf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midcalf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midcalf.

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