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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. călĭdus (most gen. term): to drink what is h., calidum bibere, Pl. Curc. 2, 3, 14: a h. sun, c. sol, Gell.: Cic.: Quint. The fem. calida (sync. calda) is often used as subs. (sc. aqua) = h. water, Cato, R. R. 156: Sen.: Mart.
      2. 2. fervens, fervĭdus (glowing or boiling hot): boiling h. water, fervens aqua, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, fin.; as h. as it can be made, ferventissima, Col. 12, 50, fin.: h. ashes, cinis fervens, Plin. 25, 8, 50: Caes.: v. glowing.
      3. 3. candens, ntis: v. red-hot.
      4. 4. aestuōsus (oppressively h., sultry): a h. and dusty road, ae. et pulverulenta via, Cic. Att. 5, 14: the S. wind is h., ae. (est) auster, Plin. 2, 47, 48: Hor. To be h.: (1). căleo, ui, 2: I gulped it down; for it was so very h., obsorbui, nam nimis calebat, Pl. Mil. 3, 2, 22: we perceive that fire is h., sentimus c. ignem, Cic. Incept., calesco, 3 (to become or grow h.): Cic.: Ov. (2). ferveo (and vo), vi and bui, 2 and rarely 3 (to be glowing h.): v. to glow. (3). aestuo, 1 (to be uncomfortably h.): when he was too h., quum aestuaret, Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 70: Ov.: Juv.
    2. II. Of flavours: fervĭdus: a h., acrid taste, sapor acer et f., Plin. 20, 11, 40: esp. of wines, heating, heady: Hor.
    3. III. Fig.: of eager passion: călĭdus, fervĭdus: v. fervid, ardent.
    4. IV. Also fig., furious, violent:
      1. 1. ācer, cris, cre: a very h. encounter, acerrimus concursus, Nep. Eum. 4: Tac.
      2. 2. atrox, ōcis (sanguinary, fierce): where the fight is hottest, ubi Mars est atrocissimus, Liv. 2, 46: v. obstinate.