cold (subs.) Copy link Outline I. In gen. sense1. frīgus, ŏris, n. (the most gen. term2. algor, ōris, m. (only of c. as pinching and disagreeable)3. gĕlu, ūs, n.II. A catarrh1. grăvēdo, ĭnis, f. (in the head)2. destillātio (with ref. to the running at the nose)3. perfrictio (a severe c.) • cold (subs.): I. In gen. sense: 1. frīgus, ŏris, n. (the most gen. term: v. also coolness): the c. can hardly be escaped within doors, vix in ipsis tectis f. vitatur, Cic.: to keep off c. and heat, frigora caloresque pellere, Cic.; also, frigorum vim pellere, Cic.: intolerable c., intolerabile f., Cic.: to perish of c., frigore mori, Hor. 2. algor, ōris, m. (only of c. as pinching and disagreeable): capable of enduring c., patiens algoris, Sall.: to fortify the body against c., corpus contra algores munire, Plin. (N.B. The pl. of frigus and algor suggest repeated attacks of cold or frequent exposure.) 3. gĕlu, ūs, n.: v. frost. II. A catarrh: 1. grăvēdo, ĭnis, f. (in the head): Cic.: Cels. Subject to such c.s, grăvēdĭnōsus: Cic. 2. destillātio (with ref. to the running at the nose): to occasion c.s, d. concitare, Cels. 3. perfrictio (a severe c.): Plin. Phr.: to catch c., perfrīgesco, frixi, 3: Varr.: Cels.