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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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• taste (subs.):
  1. A. Lit.:
    1. I. The sense of t.:
      1. 1. gustātus, ūs: t., which is the most pleasurable sense of all, g. qui est sensus omnium maxime voluptarius, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 99: the sense of t., sensus g., Plin. 10, 71, 91.
      2. 2. pălātum (the organ of t., the palate: rarely pălātus, m.): hot wines blunt a delicate t., fervida subtile exsurdant vina p., Hor. S. 2, 8, 38: to have no t., p. non habere, Favorinus in Gell. 15, 8: there is no gratification of the t., palati gratia nulla est, Plin. 15, 3, 4, ad fin.
      3. 3. săpor, ōris, m.: Lucr. 4, 492. Phr.: the palate has not the sense of t., non sapit palatus (al. -um), Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24.
    2. II. Flavour:
      1. 1. săpor, ōris, m.: its own peculiar kind of t., suum proprium genus saporis, Cic. Fin. 3, 10, 34: a sweet t., dulcis s., Hor. Od. 3, 1, 19: a honey-sweet t., s. melleus, Plin. 15, 14, 15: the inimitable t. of honey, mellis s. inimitabilis, Quint. 1, 10, 7: a pure t., s. incorruptus, Vitr. 8, 3, 1: a fragrant and pleasant t., s. odoratus et jucundus, Plin. 26, 8, 50: an exquisite t., s. argutus, Pall. 3, 25, 4: a sour t., s. asper, Virg. G. 4, 277: acerbus, acidus, Plin. 15, 27, 32: a sourish t., s. acidulus, id. 15, 15, 16: a brackish t., s. asper, id. 2, 100, 104: insipid, bitter, tart, pungent, sharp, salt t., pinguis, amarus, austerus, acer, acutus, salsus s., id. 15, 27, 32 (q. v.): a hot t., s. fervidus, id. 20, 11, 44: apples of a disagreeable t., tristi poma sapore, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 12: the perception of t.s lies in the palate, intellectus saporum in palato, Plin, 11, 37, 65, extr.: to acquire a t. that does not properly belong to it, alieno s. infici, id. 15, 3, 4: to lose their perfect t., integrum perdere s., Hor. S. 2, 4, 54.
      2. 2. gustātus, ūs: the pleasant t. of apples, jucundus g. pomorum, Cic. N. D. 2, 63, 158: a grape very sour to t., uva peracerba gustatu, id. Sen. 15, 53 (where g. may be the sup. of gusto).
      3. 3. gustus, ūs (prop. a t.ing: not in Cic.): a very sweet t., suavissimus g., Plin. 25, 9, 64: an astringent t., g. astrictus, id. 27, 12, 96: a sourer t., g. austerior, Col. 12, 12, 2: the t. is spoiled, g. corrumpitur, id. 3, 21, 6.
      4. 4. sălīva: the t. of thrushes, s. turdarum, Pers. 6, 24: Prop.: Plin.
      5. 5. expr. by abstract nouns formed from the adjs. denoting the flavour: as, a sweet t., dulcedo: a brackish t., asperitas: a bitter t., amaritudo, etc.: v. also the v. taste. Phr.: a bitter t. in the mouth, os amarum, Cels. 1, 3, No. 4: honey that has a t. of leaves, mel fronde infectum, Plin. 11, 13, 13: impure saltpetre has a pungent t., nitrum adulteratum pungit, id. 31, 10, 46, § 114: the water acquires a bitter t., aqua perficitur amara, Vitr. 8, 3, 11: the duck has a vulgar t., anas plebeium sapit, Petr. 93 (poet.).
    3. III. Act of t.ing a little: a small quantity t.d:
      1. 1. gustus, ūs: a t. of salt, g. salis, Plin. 31, 6, 32: to test the feast by taking a t., epulas explorare gustu, Tac. A. 12, 66: a draught from which a t. had been taken, libata gustu potio, id. ib. 13, 16: of a light refreshment before a meal, Mart. 11, 31, 4.
      2. 2. gustŭlus (dimin. of preced.): to get ready a t., g. praeparare, App. M. 9, p. 232: v. snack, whet, relish. Phr.: to t. a t., tangere saporem, Ov. F. 3, 745.
  2. B. Fig.:
    1. I. Critical judgment:
      1. 1. jūdĭcium (a gen. term used specifically): delicate ears and a critical t., teretes aures intelligensque j., Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 11: it is perceived by the secret exercise of the t. as though by the palate, sentitur latente j. velut palato, Quint. 6, 3, 19: a most refined person in every department of t., homo in omni j. elegantissimus, Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1: to have a fine t. for literature, exquisito j. uti literarum, id. Off. 1, 37, 133: a fine t. for discriminating works of art, j. subtile videndis artibus, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 242: your somewhat refined and polished t., limatulum et politum j., Cic. Fam. 7, 33, 2: t.s differ, varia sunt j., id. Or. 11, 36.
      2. 2. intelligentia (capacity for discrimination): mind he does not surpass in point of t. those who wish to be called men of refinement, vide ne ille i. istos, qui se elegantes dici volunt, vicerit, Cic. Verr. 4, 44, 98.
      3. 3. săpor, ōris, m. (rare): a certain innate t., nescio quis s. vernaculus, Cic. Brut. 46, 172: a man void of t., homo sine sapore, id. in Sen. p. red. 6, 14: a conversation of no vulgar t., sermo non publici s., Petr. 3, 1.
      4. 4. ēlĕgantia (esp. as shown in the style of living, etc.): a daughter imbued with the good t. of her father, patris e. tincta filia, Cic. Brut. 58, 211: all else that seems worthy of your good t., cetera quae tuae e. (gen.) esse videntur, id. Att. 1, 8, 2: the delicacy and t. of your writings, scriptorum subtilitas et e., id. Fam. 4, 4, ad init. Join: e. et munditia, id. Or. 23, 79: Fam. 9, 20: v. refinement.
      5. 5. sal, sălis, n. (very rare): the house displayed more t. than magnificence, tectum plus salis quam sumptus habebat, Nep. Att. 13, 2: v. style. Phr.: men of t., homines venustiores, Catul. 3, 2: a hypercritical t., fastidium delicatissimum, Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 5: an age of life when sprightliness is in better t., lasciva decentius aetas, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 216: plain in thy good t., simplex munditiis, id. Od. 1, 5, 5: it is not granted to every man to have t., non cuicunque datum est habere nasum, Mart. 1, 41, 18.
    2. II. Relish, liking:
      1. 1. gustātus, ūs: to have no t. for true praise, verae laudis g. non habere, Cic. Phil. 2, 45, 115.
      2. 2. pălātum (or -us, m.): asking for widely different things with various t.s, poscentes vario multum diversa p., Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 62.
      3. 3. stŏmăchus: very gorgeous plays, but not to your t., ludi apparatissimi, sed non tui s., Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2: many things take his t., multa s. sollicitant, Plin. Ep. 1, 24.
      4. 4. expr. by stŭdium, gĕnius: v. inclination, liking. Phr.: to have a t. for these things, haec sensu (nostro) gustare, Cic. Arch. 7, 17: it was long the t. at Rome, Romae dulce diu fuit, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 103: having had a t. for music instilled into him, imbutus musica, Suet. Ner. 20, init.: every one has his own t., suus cuique mos est, Ter. Ph. 2, 4, 14: as a prov., "suam cuique sponsam, mihi meam;" "suum cuique amorem, mihi meum," Cic. Att. 14, 20 (= every one to his t.: a quotation from Attilius): a man with some t. for law, homo a juris studio non abhorrens, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 179: to have no t. for fighting, a pugnando abhorrere, id. Att. 7, 13.
    3. III. Foretaste, sample:
      1. 1. gustus, ūs: I wished to give you a t., g. tibi dare volui, Sen. Ep. 114, 18: a t. of our verse-making, versificationis nostrae g., Col. 11, 1, 2.
      2. 2. lībāmentum (a small portion taken as a t.): to give a little t. of dialectics, breve ex dialectica l. dare, Gell. 16, 8, ad fin.: the poet. form lībāmen, ĭnis, occurs in Ov. Her. 4, 27.