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

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Text provided under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the Perseus Digital Library, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Digitized from Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879). Data originally from PerseusDL/lexica and accessed from github.com/nkprasad12/lexica.
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calcēs | que: fem nom/voc/acc pl

• calx, calcis, f. (m., Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24, and Cato, R. R. 18, 7; Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; dub. Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 15; and id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. Ep. 108 fin.; cf. Rudd. I. p. 37, n. 3; later collat. form calcis, is, f., Ven. Fort. Carm. 11, 11, 10) [χάλιξ].
  1. I. Liv.
    1. A. A small stone used in gaming, a counter (less freq. than the dim. calculus, q. v.), Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 86; Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 687 P.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 46 Müll.—
    2. B. Limestone, lime, whether slaked or not, Lucr. 6, 1067; Cic. Mil. 27, 74: viva, unslaked, quicklime, Vitr. 8, 7: coquere, to burn lime, Cato, R. R. 16; Vitr. 2, 5, 1: exstincta, slaked, id. l. l.: macerata, id. 7, 2; Plin. 36, 23, 55, § 177: harenatus, mixed with sand, mortar, Cato, R. R. 18, 7: materies ex calce et harenā mixta, Vitr. 7, 3.— Since the goal or limit in the race-ground was designated by lime (as later by chalk, v. creta), calx signifies,
  2. II. Trop., the goal, end, or limit in the race-course (anciently marked with lime or chalk; opp. carceres, the starting-point; mostly ante-Aug.; esp. freq. in Cic.): supremae calcis spatium, Lucr. 6, 92 Lachm.; Sen. Ep. 108, 32; Varr. ap. Non. p. 199, 24: ad calcem pervenire, Cic. Lael. 27, 101; so, ad carceres a calce revocari, i. e. to turn back from the end to the beginning, id. Sen. 23, 83: nunc video calcem, ad quam (al. quem) cum sit decursum, id. Tusc. 1, 8, 15: ab ipsā (al. ipso) calce revocati, id. Rep. Fragm. ap. Sen. l.l.; Quint. 8, 5, 30 dub.; v. Spald. N. cr.—
        1. b. Prov., of speech: extra calcem decurrere, to digress from a theme, Amm. 21, 1, 14.—
    1. B. In gen., the end, conclusion of a page, book, or writing (mostly post-class.): si tamen in clausulā et calce pronuntietur sententia, Quint. 8, 5, 30: in calce epistulae, Hier. Ep. 9; 26 fin.; 84 init.: in calce libri, id. Vit. St. Hil. fin.
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calcēs | que: pres subj act 2nd sg

• calceo (calcio), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [calceus],
  1. I. to furnish with shoes, to put on shoes, to shoe (class. in prose and poetry): calceati et vestiti, * Cic. Cael. 26, 62; Suet. Aug. 78: cothurnis, Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83: soccis, id. 36, 5, 4, § 41: calceandi pedes, * Phaedr. 1, 14, 16; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 181: fibrinis pellibus, id. 32, 9, 36, § 110: calceabat ipse sese, Suet. Vesp. 21 al.—
    1. B. Of animals (whose feet were furnished with shoes to be taken off and put on, not shod as with us): spartea quă animalia calceantur, Pall. 1, 24, 28: mulas, Suet. Vesp. 23: simias, Plin. 8, 54, 80, § 215: calceatis pedibus, Veg. 3, 58, 2.—
  2. II. Trop.: calceati dentes, facetè, well prepared for biting, Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 84: calceati pedes in praeparatione Evangelii, i. e. ready messengers, Vulg. Eph. 6, 15.
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calcēs | que: pres subj act 2nd sg

• calco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [1. calx], to tread something or upon something, to tread under foot.
  1. I. In gen.
    1. A. Lit. (very freq.; mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.)' astructos morientum acervos, Ov. M. 5, 88; 12, 391: calcata vipera, trodden upon, id. ib. 10, 23; 12, 391; 13, 804: alius manum aeger, ut pede ac vestigio Caesaris calcaretur, orabat, Tac. H. 4, 81: cineres ossaque legionum, id. ib. 5, 17: calcata lacinia togae, Suet. Calig. 35: uvam, to tread grapes, Cato, R. R. 112 fin.; Varr. R. R. 1, 54, 2; Ov. M. 2, 29; id. F. 4, 897; Col. 6, 15, 1.—To stamp, beat: in mortario, Apic. 2, 3: solum ferratis vectibus, Plin. 36, 23, 52, § 173.—
    2. B. Trop.
      1. 1. To tread down, to oppress, trample upon (the figure is taken from a victorious warrior who tramples upon his prostrate opponents): amorem, Ov. Am. 3, 11, 5; cf. hostem, Juv. 10, 86: gentem, Just. 12, 16, 11: libertas nostra in foro obteritur et calcatur, Liv. 34, 2, 2: calcatum jus, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 125.—
      2. 2. To scorn, contemn, spurn, despise, abuse: insultetque rogis, calcet et ossa mea, Prop. 2, 8, 20: aliquid quasi fastidiendo calcare, Quint. 5, 13, 22: calcatum foedus, Stat. Th. 3, 208.—
  2. II. Esp.
    1. A. Of objects in space, to tread, pass over: calcanda semel via leti, * Hor. C. 1, 28, 16; Petr. 118, 5: scopulos, litora, Ov. H. 2, 121: durum aequor, the frozen sea, id. Tr. 3, 10, 39: campum, Claud. VI. Cons Hon. 515: calcatos lucos Jovi, frequented by, Sil. 3, 675.—
    2. B. Of the cock, to tread, Col. 8, 5, 24.—
    3. C. In gen., to press close together, to press in: oleas in orculam calcato, Cato, R. R. 117 fin.: tomentum in culcita, Varr. L. L. 5, § 167 Müll.; Cato, R. R. 52, 1; 28, 2; Pall. Jan. 20; Plin. 36, 23, 52, § 173; Verg. G. 2, 244.
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Félix Gaffiot, Dictionnaire illustré latin-français (1934). Digital data kindly provided by gaffiot.fr.
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calcēs | que: fem nom/voc/acc pl

• calcis, gén. de calx 1 et 2 || v. aussi calx 2 ➳.
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calcēs | que: pres subj act 2nd sg

• calcĕō (-cĭō), āvī, ātum, āre (calceus), tr., chausser : Suet. Vesp. 21 ; calceatus Cic. Cæl. 62, chaussé [sens pr.] || mulas calceare Suet. Vesp. 23, chausser les mules [et non pas « ferrer »] || [fig.] calceati dentes Pl. Capt. 187, dents bien chaussées.
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calcēs | que: pres subj act 2nd sg

• calcō, āvī, ātum, āre (calx 1), tr., fouler, marcher sur qqch.
1. herba in pratis non calcanda Varro R. 1, 47, 1, il ne faut pas fouler l'herbe dans les prés ; eo deliciarum pervenimus, ut nisi gemmas calcare nolimus Sen. Ep. 86, 7, nous en sommes venus à ce point de délicatesse (de raffinement) que nous ne voulons plus fouler que des pierres précieuses ; calcanda semel via leti Hor. O. 1, 28, 16, on ne doit fouler qu'une fois le chemin de la mort
2. piétiner, comprimer en foulant [la terre] : Cato Agr. 61, 2, etc. ; Virg. G. 2, 243 ; [les raisins pour extraire le jus] Cato Agr. 112 ; Varro R. 1, 54, 2 || faire entrer en foulant : oleas in orculam Cato Agr. 117, comprimer des olives dans une jarre, cf. Col. Rust. 12, 15, 2 ; Varro L. 5, 167 || morientum acervos Ov. M. 5, 88, piétiner les monceaux de mourants
3. [fig.] fouler aux pieds : libertas nostra obteritur et calcatur Liv. 34, 2, 2, notre liberté est écrasée et foulée aux pieds, cf. Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2 ; Ep. 12, 10, etc.