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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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• pretty (adj.):
      1. 1. pulcer, cra, crum (-cher -chra -chrum: usually denoting a higher quality than the Eng.): a p. girl, p. virgo, Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 54: what sight could be prettier? quid potest esse aspectu pulchrius? Cic. de Sen. 15, 53. Dimin. pulchellus (rare): Cic. Fam. 7, 23 (pulchellae sunt, sc. statuae, they are very p.).
      2. 2. perh. bellus (which however does not refer exclusively to looks): vessels of a p. shape, vasa figura bella, Varr. L. L. 8, 16, 31. (But bella puella, is a nice, amiable girl: Cic. Att. 6, 4, extr.: Pl.)
      3. 3. lĕpīdus (pleasant, graceful, and charming): a p. lady-like figure, forma l. et liberalis, Pl. Epid. 1, 1, 41: a very p. little fellow, homuncio lepidissimus, Aug. in Suet. Vit. Hor.
      4. 4. vĕnustus: v. lovely, charming. Phr.: a (rather) p. young woman, adolescentula formâ bonâ, Ter. Andr. 1, 1, 91.