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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Calceos mutavit

He has changed his shoes, that is, has become a senator. Roman senators were distinguished by their shoes, which were sandalled across the instep and up the ankles.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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