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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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    1. I. Lit:
      1. 1. ansa: the h. of a drinking cup, poculi a., Virg.: the h. of a door, ostii a., Petr. Hence, having a h., ansatus: a vessel with h.s, vas ansatum, Col. 9, 15, post init.
      2. 2. mănūbrium (of a knife, sword, etc.: "haft"): the h. of a knife, cultelli m., Juv.: of a ladle, trullae m., Cic. Verr. 4, 27, 62. Hence, manubriatus, furnished with a h., Pall.: Amm.: a small h., manubriolum, Cels.
      3. 3. căpŭlus (that by which anything is held): the h. of a plough, c. aratri, Ov. Pont. 1, 8, 57: esp. of a sword: v. hilt.
    2. II. Fig.: occasion, opportunity: Phr.: to give as it were a h. for finding fault, tanquam ansam ad reprehendendum dare, Cic. Am. 16, ad fin.: I have taken the h. out of his hand (Prov.), exemi ex manu manubrium, Pl. Aul. 3, 4, 12.