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ănhēlĭtus , ūs, m. id..
I. A difficulty of breathing, panting, puffing (class. for the post-Aug. anhelatio): “ex cursurā anhelitum ducere,” to pant, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 61: “nimiae celeritates gressus cum fiunt, anhelitus moventur,” quickness of breathing is caused, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 131: “anhelitum vix sufferre,” Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 4: “anhelitum recipere,” id. Ep. 2, 2, 21: sublimis anhelitus, deep, * Hor. C. 1, 15, 31: “creber,” quick, Quint. 11, 3, 55: “vastos quatit aeger anhelitus artus,” painful panting, Verg. A. 5, 432: “aridus e lasso veniebat anhelitus ore,” Ov. M. 10, 663; Sen. Ep. 54; Gell. 12, 5.—As a disease, the asthma (cf. anhelatio), Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 180.—
II. A.. In gen., breathing, breath: “unguentorum odor, vini anhelitus,” breath smelling of wine, Cic. Red. in Sen. 7, 16: “male odorati anhelitus oris,” bad breath, Ov. A. A. 1, 521: “anhelitum reddere ac per vices recipere,” to breathe out and in, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 16 al.—
B. Metaph., of other things, breath, exhalation, vapor: “credo etiam anhelitus quosdam fuisse terrarum, quibus inflatae mentes oracula funderent,” Cic. Div. 1, 50, 115: “placet Stoicos eos anhelitus terrae, qui frigidi sunt, cum fluere coeperint, ventos esse,” id. ib. 2, 19, 44.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (12):
    • Cicero, In the Senate after his Return, 7.16
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10.663
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 2.2
    • Plautus, Epidicus, 2.2
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 5.432
    • Plautus, Mercator, 1.2
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 9.16
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 1.50
    • Cicero, De Officiis, 1.36
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.55
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 12.5
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 54
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