Definitions

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  • adjective Extending to the middle of the calf of the leg
  • adverb At or to the middle of the calf
  • noun The middle of the calf

Etymologies

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mid- +‎ calf

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Examples

  • Violet emerged from the clothes in a purple dress that came to midcalf, revealing her overly large black shoes and black-and-white-striped socks.

    Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011

  • Violet emerged from the clothes in a purple dress that came to midcalf, revealing her overly large black shoes and black-and-white-striped socks.

    Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011

  • She wears a thin white hooded sweatshirt, zipped up to the neck, with black yoga pants that end midcalf.

    The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011

  • When wearing trendy long skirts or midcalf lengths, Ms. Randall typically opts for boots that are tall enough to end above the hemline.

    Warm and Chic in Winter Boots Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2012

  • She wears a loose-fitting T-shirt and cargo pants that stop midcalf.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • I have found that gentle gathers on an aline skirt that goes midcalf or below the knee is slimming.

    Alfred Augustus Glendening 1861-1903 2009

  • She wears a loose-fitting T-shirt and cargo pants that stop midcalf.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • She wears a thin white hooded sweatshirt, zipped up to the neck, with black yoga pants that end midcalf.

    The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011

  • He wears a blue fur-lined, midcalf houpeland with gold embroidery and dagged bombard sleeves.

    Fashion in Art: Medieval France and the Netherlands 2011

  • Violet emerged from the clothes in a purple dress that came to midcalf, revealing her overly large black shoes and black-and-white-striped socks.

    Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011

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