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Călănus (Callă-), i, m., = Κάλανος, an Indian philosopher (gymnosophist) in the time of Alexander the Great, who, in old age, burned himself on a funeral pile, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52; id. Div. 1, 23, 47; 1, 30, 65; Val. Max. 1, 8, ext. 10.

Calentum (Call-), i, n., a town in Hispania Baetica, now prob. Cuzalla, Plin. 35, 14, 49, § 171.
Hence, Callenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Calentum, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 14.

1. cālīgo (call-), ĭnis, f. [root cal-, cover; cf.: oc-culo, clam, cella],

  1. I. a thick atmosphere, a mist, vapor, fog (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose): suffundere caelum caligine, Lucr. 6, 479; 6, 461; 6, 92: (ignis) piceă crassus caligine, Verg. G. 2, 309; cf. id. A. 9, 36; Liv. 29, 27, 7: densa caligo occaecaverat diem, id. 33, 7, 2; cf. Suet. Ner. 19: fumidam a terră exhalari caliginem, Plin. 2, 42, 42, § 111: caligo aestuosa, Col. 11, 2, 53 (for which, id. 11, 2, 57: nebulosus aestus): pruinae et caligo, id. 3, 2, 4; cf. Pall. Febr. 9, 2.
    Also in plur.: inter caligines, Col. 3, 1, 7.
    Hence,
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. (Causa pro effectu.) Darkness, obscurity, gloom (produced by mist, fog, etc.; freq. with tenebrae; class. in prose and poetry): mi ob oculos caligo obstitit, Plaut Mil. 2, 4, 51: cum altitudo caliginem oculis obfudisset, i. e. had caused dizziness, Liv. 26, 45, 3: erat in tantā calligine major usus aurium quam oculorum, id. 22, 5, 3 Weissenb.: noctem insequentem eadem calligc obtinuit; sole orto est discussa, id. 29, 27, 7: nox terram caligine texit, Lucr. 6, 853; 5, 649: caeca noctis, id. 4, 457: caecae umbra, id. 3, 305; cf. Verg. A. 3, 203: quam simul agnorunt inter caliginis umbras, Ov. M. 4, 455: ara obscurā caligine tecta, Cic. Arat. 194.
      With tenebrae, Cic. Agr. 2, 17, 44; Curt. 9, 4, 18; Lampr. Comm. 16.
      In later writers also with a gen.: caligo tenebrarum, Quint. Decl. 18, 7; cf. Sen. Agam. 472 Heins.; and inversely: tenebris illunae caliginis impeditus, App. M. 9, p. 214.
    2. B. Trop.
      1. 1. In gen., mental blindness, dulness of perception: quod videbam equidem, sed quasi per caliginem: praestrinxerat aciem animi D. Bruti salus, Cic. Phil. 12, 2, 3; so id. Fin. 5, 15, 43: adhuc tamen per caliginem video, Plin. Ep. 5, 8, 8: caecā mentem caligine consitus, * Cat. 64, 207: Augustus … omnibus omnium gentium viris magnitudine suā inducturus caliginem, to throw into the shade, Vell. 2, 37, 1.
      2. 2. Of dark, difficult circumstances, calamity, affliction, gloom: vide nunc caliginem temporum illorum, Cic. Planc. 40, 96: superioris anni, id. post Red. in Sen. 3, 5: an qui etesiis, qui per cursum rectum regnum tenere non potuerunt, nunc caecis tenebris et caligine se Alexandriam perventuros arbitrati sunt? id. Agr. 2, 17, 44: illa omnis pecunia latuit in illā caligine ac tenebris, quae totam rem publicam tum occuparant, id. Verr. 2, 3, 76, § 177: ecce illa tempestas, caligo bonorum, tenebrae rei publicae, id. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: tantum caliginis, tantum perturbationis offusum, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 16: quaedam scelerum offusa caligo, Quint. 9, 3, 47.
    3. C. In medic. lang., as a disease of the eyes, dim-sightedness, weakness of the eyes, Cels. 6, 6, n. 32; Plin. 20, 7, 26, § 61; 20, 23, 95, § 254; 25, 13, 92, § 144; 32, 9, 31, § 97; 34, 11, 27, § 114; Scrib. Comp. 179.

calla, v. calsa.

Callaecia, Callaecus, and Calla-icus, v. Gallaeci.

† callaïs, ĭdis, f., = καλλαΐς,

  1. I. a sea-green precious stone, the turquoise, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 151 (in Sol. 20 called callaica).
    Hence,
  2. II. callăĭnus, a, um, adj., turquoisecolored: lacernae, Mart. 14, 139.
    Subst.: callăĭna, ae, f., a precious stone of a pale-green color, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 110 sq.; 37, 10, 54, § 147; cf. id. 37, 10, 56, § 151.

† callărĭas, ae, m., = καλλαρίας, a kind of codfish, Plin. 9, 17, 28, § 61; 32, 11, 53, § 146 Sillig (Jan. collyri, collyris).

callens, entis, v. calleo, P. a.

callenter, adv., v. calleo, P. a. fin.

callĕo, ēre, v. n. and a. [callum].

  1. I. Neutr.
    1. A. Lit., to be callous, to be thickskinned (rare): plagis costae callent, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 4; Caecil. ap. Non. p. 258, 10: callent rure manus, Auct. Aetn. 260; Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 211.
    2. B. Trop.
      1. * 1. To be hardened, insensible, unfeeling: in illis rebus exercitatus animus callere jam debet atque omnia minoris existimare, Serv. Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2; cf. callisco.
      2. 2. To be practised, to be wise by experience, to be skilful, versed in; in a pun on the literal sense A. supra: callum aprugnum callere aeque non sinam, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 2; cf. id. ib. v. 1; so id. Pers. 2, 5, 4: omnes homines ad suum quaestum callent, id. Truc. 5, 40 (cf. id. ib. 2, 4, 62: callidus ad quaestum); Amm. 15, 2, 4: melius quam viri callent mulieres, Att. ap. Non. p. 257, 31 (Trag. Rel. v. 28 Rib.): satin’ astu et fallendo callet? id. ib. p. 258, 6 (Trag. Rel. v. 475 ib.): quod periti sumus in vitā atque usu callemus magis, id. ib. 258, 5: si in re navali, cujus esset ignarus, offendisset, eo plus in ea, quorum usu calleret, spei nactus, Liv. 35, 26, 10: cottidiano usu ejus (negotii) callebant, Val. Max. 8, 12, 1; Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 91; 9, 29, 46, § 86: augurandi studio Galli praeter caeteros callent, Just. 24, 4, 3: arte, Ser. ap. Non. p. 258, 2; Sol. 8: bellis callere, by military experience, Sil. 6, 90 sq.: fidibus, App. Flor. n. 18.
  2. II. Act., to know by experience or practice, to know, have the knowledge of, understand (freq., esp. in the poets; in Cic. very rare): memini et scio et calleo et commemini, Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 8; cf. id. ib. 3, 1, 52; id. Poen. 3, 1, 71: cuncta perdocte callet, id. Most. 1, 3, 122: alicujus sensum, Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 17: istaec malitiosa non tam calleo, Afran. ap. Non. p. 482, 10 (Com. Rel. v. 124 Rib.): in colubras callet cantiunculam, Pompon. ib. 482, 9 (Com. Rel. v. 118 ib.): jura, Cic. Balb. 14, 32; Gell. 16, 10, 3: urbanas rusticasque res pariter, Liv. 39, 40, 4: artem, Tac. A. 13, 3: legitimum sonum digitis callemus et aure, Hor. A. P. 274 al.
          1. (β) With inf. as object: multaque de rerum mixturā dicere callent, * Lucr. 2, 978; Hor. C. 4, 9, 49; Juv. 4, 142; Pers. 5, 105.
          2. (γ) With acc. and inf.: quem Marcellini consiliarium fuisse callebant, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 258, 8.
          3. (δ) With rel.-clause: quo pacto id fieri soleat, calleo, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 37.
            Hence, callens, entis, P. a., acquainted with, versed in, skilful, expert (very rare): qui sunt vaticinandi callentes, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 182: utriusque linguae, Gell. 17, 5, 3: bellandi, Amm. 16, 12, 32.
            * Adv.: callenter, skilfully, cunningly; for the class. callide, App. M. 4, p. 150, 3.

callĭblĕphărum (callĭblĕphărĭ-um, Marc. Emp. 8 fin.), i, n., = καλλιβλέφαρον (sc. φάρμακον), a dye for coloring the eyebrows, Varr. ap. Non. p. 218, 22; Plin. 21, 19, 73, § 123; 23, 4, 51, § 97; 33, 6, 34, § 102.
Hence, † callĭblĕphărātus, a, um, adj., with beautiful eyelids: ostrea, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 61.

callĭcĭa, ae, f., a plant that, acc. to Pythagoras, made water freeze, Plin. 24, 17, 99, § 156.

Callĭcĭās, ae, m., the name of a man, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 71.

Callĭclēs, is, m.,

  1. I. a character in the Trinummus of Plautus, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 114; 4, 4, 2 al.
  2. II. A Grecian painter in the time of Alexander the Great, Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 114.
  3. III. A Grecian statuary, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 87.

Callĭcrătĭdas, ae, m., = Καλλικρατίδας, a Spartan general, successor of Lysander, conquered and slain near the Arginusœ. Cic. Off. 1, 24, 84; 1, 30, 109.

Callĭcŭla, ae, f., a low mountain in Campania, not far from Casilinum, Liv. 22, 15, 3; 22, 16, 5.

Callĭdămătēs, is, m., the name of a man, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 9.

callĭdē, adv., v. callidus fin.

Callĭdēmĭdēs, is, m., = Καλλιδημίδης, the name of a man, Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 3.

callĭdĭtas, ātis, f. [callidus], the being callidus, in a good or bad sense.

  1. I. In a good sense, shrewdness, skill, skilfulness, readiness, aptness (so several times after the Aug. period): calliditas ingenii, Nep. Eum. 1, 3; Ov. F. 3, 380; Plin. 37, 12, 74, § 195; Tac. Agr. 9; Flor. 2, 17, 15; Cic. Har. Resp. 9, 19.
    Far more freq. and class.,
  2. II. In a bad sense, cunning, craft, slyness, artfulness: scientia, quae est remota ab justitiā, calliditas potius quam sapientia est appellanda, Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63; 3, 32, 113; id. Rosc. Com. 7, 20; id. Har. Resp. 9, 19; id. Or. 39, 137; Quint. 2, 5, 7; 4, 2, 126; Ov. H. 16, 300; 20, 126; Mart. 11, 50, 2 al.
    Of stratagem in war, Liv. 42, 47, 7: calliditas ad robur accesserat, Flor. 3, 4, 3.
    Trop., of oratorical artifice: genus ejusmodi calliditatis atque calumniae, Cic. Part. Or. 39, 137.
    In plur.: servi venere in mentem Syri Calliditates, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 14; Lact. 2, 12, 17.

Callidrŏmus, i, m., = Καλλίδρομος, a mountain in Locris, near Thermopylœ, part of the Œta range, Liv. 36, 15 sqq.

* callĭdŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [callidus], a little cunning or sly: fraus, Arn. 2, p. 91.

callĭdus, a, um, adj. [calleo], that is taught wisdom by experience and practice, shrewd, expert, experienced, adroit, skilful: versutos eos appello, quorum celeriter mens versatur: callidos autem, quorum, tamquam manus opere, sic animus usu concalluit, Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 25.

  1. I. Ingenious, prudent, dexterous, skilful.
    1. A. In gen. (class.): ad suum quaestum, callidus, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 34; id. Truc. 2, 4, 62 (cf. id. ib. 2, 5, 40: omnes homines ad suum quaestum callent); id. Ps. 2, 4, 35; id. Ep. 3, 3, 47; id. Poen. 1, 2, 25: callida Musa, Calliope, * Lucr. 6, 93: ego ut agitator callidus, priusquam ad fidem veniam, equos sustinebo, Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 94: natura nihil potest esse callidius, id. N. D. 2, 57, 142: Demosthene nec gravior exstitit quisquam nec callidior, nec temperatior, id. Or. 7, 23: juvenis parum callidus, Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 11: in disputando, Quint. 12, 2, 14.
      In reference to art, excelling in art, skilful, Hor. S. 2, 3, 23 Heind.; 2, 7, 101; id. Ep. 1, 10, 26.
    2. B. Particular constructions.
          1. (α) With gen.: rei rusticae, Col. 2, 2, 1: rerum naturae, id. 7, 3, 12: rei militaris, Tac. H. 2, 32: temporum, id. A. 4, 33.
          2. (β) With abl.: juncturā callidus acri, Pers. 5, 14.
          3. (γ) In the Greek manner, with inf.: callidus Condere furto, Hor. C. 1, 10, 7; cf.: tuque testudo resonare septem Callida nervis, id. ib. 3, 11, 4; Pers. 1, 118.
    3. C. Meton., of things: foramina callidissimo artificio naturā fabricata, very well contrived or wrought, Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 47: inventum, Nep. Eum. 5, 4: junctura, Hor. A. P. 47.
  2. II. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly.
    1. A. Of persons (class.): itaque me malum esse oportet, callidum, astutum, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 112: malum crudumque et callidum atque subdolum, id. Poen. 5, 2, 148; id. Pers. 4, 4, 70; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61: ego hominem callidiorem vidi neminem, Ter. Phorm. 4, 2, 1; id. And. 1, 2, 27; id. Eun. 5, 6, 10; Petr. 4, 2, 1: hi saepe versutos homines et callidos admirantes, malitiam sapientiam judicant, Cic. Off. 2, 3, 10 Beier; id. Caecin. 19, 55; cf. id. Off. 3, 13, 57; Quint. 6, 3, 96: homo luteus etiam callidus ac veterator esse vult, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35: gens non astuta nec callida, Tac. G. 22: ad fraudem callidi, Cic. Clu. 65, 183; cf. Plaut. As. 2, 1, 9: in disputando mire callidos, Quint. 12, 2, 14: amici accendendis offensionibus callidi, Tac. A. 2, 57.
    2. B. Meton., of things: doli, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 4: consilium, Ter. And. 3, 4, 10: audacia, Cic. Clu. 65, 183: callida et malitiosa juris interpretatio, id. Off. 1, 10, 33: liberalitas, crafty, calculating, Nep. Att. 11, 3: malitia inimici, Liv. 38, 44, 1: cunctatio, Suet. Tib. 24: saevitia, id. Dom. 11.
      1. 2. Trop.: merx, of a woman, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 61.
        Hence, adv.: callĭdē (in both signiff. of the adj. freq. and class.).
      1. 1. Skilfully, shrewdly, expertly, etc.: callide nosse aliquem, well, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 82: intellegere, Ter. And. 1, 2, 30: callide arguteque dicere, Cic. Or. 28, 98: dicere, id. de Or. 1, 20, 93: callide et perite versari, id. ib. 1, 11, 48: sine quo nihil satis caute, nihil satis callide agi posset, id. Caecin. 5, 15 al.
        Comp., Tac. A. 6, 37.
        Sup., Nep. Them. 1 fin.
      2. 2. Cunningly, craflily, etc.: callide et facete exordiri rem, Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 7: accedere, Cic. Fl. 10, 22: occultare vitia sua, Sall. J. 15, 3: callide et cum astu confiteri aliquid, Gell. 12, 12, 1.

Callĭfae, ārum, f., a town in the region of the Hirpini, now Calvise, Liv. 8, 25, 4.

callīgo, v. 1. caligo.

† callĭgŏnon, i, n., = καλλίγονον, a plant, also called polygonon mas, Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113 (v. Sillig N. cr.).

Callĭmăchus, i, m., = Καλλίμαχος.

      1. 1. A distinguished Greek poet and grammarian of Cyrene (hence Battiades; v. Battus, I. b.) who lived in Alexandria in the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus, B. C. 250, Quint. 10, 1, 58; Cic. Tusc. 1, 34, 84; 1, 39, 93; id. de Or. 3, 33, 32; Ov. R. Am. 759; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 100; Prop. 2, 1, 40; Ov. P. 4, 16, 32.
        Hence, Callĭmăchīus, a, um, adj.: metrum, i. e. a choriambic tetrameter and an amphibrach, Serv. Centim. p. 1823 P.
      2. 2. A celebrated sculptor, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 92.
      3. 3. A physician, Plin. 21, 3, 9, § 12.
        Note: Apollas Callimachus, in Quint. 11, 2, 14, is yet unexplained; v. Spald. in h. l.

† callĭmus, i, m., = κάλλιμος (beautiful), a kind of eagle-stone, Plin. 36, 21, 39, § 151.

Callĭnīcŭs, i, m., = Καλλίνεικος, the name of a man, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 72.

† callĭon, ii, n., = κάλλιον, a plant, called in pure Lat. vesicaria, Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 177.

† callĭōnymus, i, m., = καλλιώνυμος, a sea-fish, also called uranoscopus, Plin. 32, 7, 24, § 69.

Callĭŏpē, ēs (Callĭŏpēa, ae, Verg. E. 4, 57; Prop. 1, 2, 28; Ov. F. 5, 80; cf. Prisc. p. 563 P.), f., = Καλλιόπη and Καλλιόπεια (fine-voiced),

  1. I. the chief of the Muses, goddess of Epic poetry, and, in the poets, sometimes of every other kind of poetry (e.g. the lyric, Hor. C. 3, 4, 1 sqq.; of amatory poetry, Ov. Tr. 2, 568; of rural poetry, Col. 10, 225; cf. Jahn, Trist. p. 198); the mother of Orpheus by Œagrus, Hyg. Fab. 14; acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 864, the mother of the Sirens by Acheloüs; Lucr. 6, 94; cf. Prop. 2, 1, 3; Ov. M. 5, 339; Aus. Idyll. 20, 7; Anthol. Lat. I. p. 73, 9; Mart. 4, 31, 8. To her Hor. C. 3, 4, is addressed.
  2. II. Meton.
    1. A. (Per syllepsin.) All the Muses, Verg. A. 9, 525.
    2. B. (Per synecdochen.) Poetry, Ov. Tr. 2, 568.
      Hence, Callĭŏpēĭus, a, um, adj., = Καλλιοπήϊος, of Calliope: puer, i. e. Hymenaeus, Anthol. Lat. VI. p. 89, 77: musici, Firm. Math. 7, 25.

callĭpĕtălon, i, n., = καλλιπέταλον, a plant, called in pure Lat. quinquefolium, App. Herb. 2.

Callĭpho, ōnis (abl. -ōne, Plaut. Ps. 1, 4, 18), m., a character in the Pseudolus of Plautus, Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 43 et saep.

Callĭphōn (-pho in all pass. of Cic. acc. to Madv. ad Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 19), ontis (dat. -ōni, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21; acc. -ōnem, id. Off. 3, 33, 119), m., = Καλλιφῶν, ῶντος, a Greek philosopher who considered virtue, joined with pleasure, as the highest good, Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 85; id. Ac. 2, 42, 131; id. Fin. 2, 6, 19; 2, 11, 34; 4, 18, 50; 5, 8, 21; 5, 25, 73; Lact. 3, 7, 7; id. Epit. 33, 7.

Callīpĭdes (Callipp-), ae, m., = Καλλιππιδης, a Grecian runner who made no progress: quem cursitare ac ne cubiti quidem mensuram progredi proverbio Graeco notatum est, Suet. Tib. 38; cf. Cic. Att. 13, 12, 3.

Callĭpŏlis, is (acc. -im or -in), f., = Καλλίπολις.

  1. I. A Grecian city of Calabria, now Gallipoli, Mel. 2, 4, 7.
  2. II. A town on the Thracian Chersonesus, opposite Lampsacus, now Gallipoli, Liv. 31, 16, 6.
  3. III. A town on the Tauric Chersonese, Liv. 36, 30, 4.

Callippŭs, i, m., = Κάλλιππος, the name of a man, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 71.

Callirrhŏē (in poets, Callĭrhŏē), ēs, f., = Καλλιρρόη (epic, Καλλιρόη).

  1. I. Daughter of the Acheloüs, and second wife of Alcmœon, Ov. M. 9, 414 sq.
  2. II. The wife of Piranthus, and mother of Argus, Aristorides, and Triopas, Hyg. Fab. 145.
  3. III. A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Chrysaor, and mother of Geryon, Hyg. praef. and Fab. 151.
  4. IV. A celebrated fountain at Athens, south-east of the Acropolis, Stat. Th. 12, 629, with the appell. Enneacrunos (Ἐννεάκρουνος, i. e. conducted by nine channels or pipes into the city), Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24.
  5. V. A warm medicinal fountain in Palestine, two hours west of Lake Asphaltites, Plin. 5, 16, 15, § 72.
  6. VI. Another name of the Arabian city Edessa, from a fountain of that name, Plin. 5, 24, 21, § 86.

callis, is, m. (fem., Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; Liv. 22, 14, 8; 31, 42, 8; 36, 15, 9; Curt. 3, 10, 10; 4, 16, 11; Amm. 30, 1, 15; 31, 10, 9; cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 673) [etym. dub.; acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 405, and Isid. Orig. 15, 16, 10, from callum; cf. Doed. Syn. IV. p. 68], a stony, uneven, narrow footway, a foot-path, a mountain-path, etc.; most freq., a path made by the treading of cattle: callis est iter pecudum inter montes angustum et tritum, a callo pecudum perduratum, Isid. Orig. l. l.: callis = via pecorum vestigiis trita, Vet. Gloss.

  1. I. Lit.: per calles silvestres, Varr. R. R. 2, 9 fin.; 2, 10, 1 and 3; Cic. Sest. 5, 12 Orell.: inde prope inviis callibus ad dictatorem perfugerunt, Liv. 22, 15, 10; cf. id. 32, 11, 2; Verg. A. 4, 405; cf. Ov. M. 7, 626 al.: per calles ignotos, Liv. 31, 42, 8; 35, 27, 6; 36, 15, 9; 38, 2, 10; Curt. 7, 11, 7: secreti, Verg. A. 6, 443: surgens, Pers. 4 (3), 57.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. A mountain-pasturage, alp, declivity, mountain-pass, defile (cf. Vogel ad Curt. 3, 10, 10 N. cr.): rara per occultos lucebat semita calles, Verg. A. 9, 383 Heyne: nos hic pecorum modo per aestivos saltus deviasque callis exercitum ducimus, Liv. 22, 14, 8: per calles saltusque Macedonicorum montium, id. 44, 36, 10: in Ciliciae angustiis et inviis callibus dimicare, Curt. 4, 13, 6: angustis in Ciliciae callibus, id. 4, 9, 22; 5, 4, 4; 5, 4, 17; Liv. 35, 30, 10: quaestor, cui provincia vetere ex more calles evenerant, Tac. A. 4, 27 Orell. and Draeg. ad loc.; cf.: (provincia) semitae callesque, Suet. Aug. 19: calles consitae arboribus, Amm. 31, 10, 9.
    2. B. A way, path, road, in gen., Val. Fl. 3, 568; 5, 394 (but in Lucr. 6, 92, the correct read. is calcis, not callis; v. Lachm. ad h. l.).

* callisco, ĕre, v. inch. [calleo], to become dull, insensible: aures nobis calliscerunt ad injurias, Cato ap. Non. p. 89, 27 sq. (Meyer, calliscunt, Or. Rom. Fragm. p. 118).

Callisthĕnes, is, m., = Καλλισθένης, a philosopher of Olynthus, sister’s son and pupil of Aristotle, and a youthful friend of Alexander the Great; finally put to death by him for his freedom of speech, Curt. 8, 5, 13 sqq.; 8, 6, 25; 8, 8, 21; Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 23. Theophrastus bewailed his death in the work entitled Καλλισθένης ἢ περὶ πένθους, Cic. Tusc. 3, 10, 21; 5, 9, 25; cf. Sen. Q. N. 6, 23, 1 sqq.; Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 4.

Callisto, ūs (ōnis, Serv. ad. Verg. G. 1, 67), f., = Καλλιστώ, daughter of the Arcadian king Lycaon (hence, Lycaonis, Ov. F. 2, 173: virgo Tegeaea, id. ib. 2, 167: Maenalia, id. ib. 2, 192: virgo Nonacrina, id. M. 2, 409), and mother of Arcas by Jupiter; changed by Juno, on account of jealousy, into a she-bear, and then raised to the heavens by Jupiter in the form of the constellation Helice or Ursa Major, Hyg. Fab. 176; 177; Prop. 2 (3), 28, 23; Col. 11, 2, 15; Ov. F. 2, 156 sq.; cf. id. M. 2, 401 sq.
Acc. Callisto, Hyg. Astr. 2, 1.
Dat. Callisto Lycaonidi, Cat. 66, 66.
Abl. Callisto, Hyg. Fab. 155.

Callistrătus, i, m., = Καλλίστρατος.

  1. I. A Grecian orator, Nep. Epam. 6, 1.
  2. II. A Grecian statuary, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 52.
  3. III. A Grecian writer on natural history, Plin. 37, 3, 12, § 51; 37, 7, 25, § 94.

† callistrūthĭa, ae (callistrūthis, ĭdis, Col. 10, 416), f. (sc. ficus), = καλλιστρούθια, a very delicate kind of figs, which sparrows were fond of [Gr. στρουθός], Col. 5, 10, 11; Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 69; pure Lat. ficus passerariae, Capitol. Albin. 11, § 2.

† callithrix, trĭchos, f., = καλλίθριξ (fair-haired).

  1. I. A plant used for coloring the hair, also called trichomanes, Plin. 26, 15, 90, § 160; 26, 14, 87, § 147; 25, 11, 86, § 135.
  2. II. Plur.: callitrĭches, um, a kind of ape or monkey in Ethiopia; acc. to Lichtenstein, Simia faunus, Linn.; Plin. 8, 54, 80, § 216.

† callĭtrĭchŏs, i. f., = καλλίτριχος (fair-haired), a plant, commonly called adiantum or Capillus Veneris, maidenhair, Plin. 22, 21, 30, § 62.

Callon, ōnis, m., = Κάλλων.

  1. I. A statuary of Ægina, Quint. 12, 10, 7.
    Plur.: Callones, i. e. people like Callon, Quint. 12, 10, 10.
  2. II. A statuary of Elis, who flourished about 430 B. C., Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 49.

callōsĭtas, ātis, f. [callosus], hardness of skin, callousness (post-class.), Scrib. Comp. 36: fistulae, Veg. 3, 27, 3.
Trop., hardness, a hardening: usus communis, Tert. Testim. Anim. 8: voluntarii erroris, id. adv. Nat. 2, 1.

callōsus, a, um, adj. [callum],

  1. I. with a hard skin, hard-skinned, thick-skinned, callous (not before the Aug. per.): ulcus, Cels. 6, 3: ulcera, Plin. 26, 14, 87, § 143: venter, id. 11, 37, 79, § 203: crassior callosiorque cutis, Plin. 11, 39, 92, § 226.
  2. II. In gen., solid, hard, thick: ova, * Hor. S. 2, 4, 14: acini uvae, Col. 3, 1, 5: olivae, Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13: tactus, Pall. Sept. 17: orae (ulceris), Cels. 5, 28.

callum, i, n. (callus, i, m., Cels. 5, 18, 36; 5, 26, 31 al.; Domit. Mars. ap. Charis. p. 55; plur. calli, Scrib. Comp. 37; 205; Suet. Aug. 80) [cf. Gr. καλάμη; Lat. culmus, culmen].

  1. I. The hardened, thick skin upon animal bodies: fere res omnes aut corio sunt Aut etiam conchis aut callo aut cortice tectae, Lucr. 4, 935: calceamentum solorum callum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90: pedum, Plin. 22, 25, 60, § 127; cf. id. 9, 35, 54, § 108.
    Plur., Suet. Aug. 80.
    Hence,
    1. B. Meton.
      1. 1. The hard flesh of certain animals: aprugnum, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 2; id. Pers. 2, 5, 4; for which absol. callum, id. Capt. 4, 3, 4; id. Ps. 1, 2, 33: manus elephanti, Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 31: locustarum, id. 9, 30, 50, § 95.
      2. 2. The hard skin or the hard flesh of plants: uvarum, Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 14: pirorum ac malorum, id. 15, 28, 34, § 116: fungorum, id. 22, 23, 47, § 96: foliorum, id. 16, 22, 34, § 82; Pall. Mart. 10, 28 al.
      3. 3. The hard covering of the soil: terrae, Plin. 17, 5, 3, § 33; 19, 2, 11, § 33; 31, 4, 30, § 53; also, of the hardness of salt: salis, id. 16, 12, 23, § 56.
  2. II. Trop., hardness, callousness, insensibility, stupidity (rare; most freq. in Cic.): ipse labor quasi callum quoddam obducit dolori, renders callous to pain, Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 36; 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 9, 2, 3: ducere, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 8, 2: inducere, Quint. 12, 6, 6.

clam (old access. form callim, or, acc. to Cod. Gu. 1, calam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 47, 3 Müll.) [root cal-; cf.: calix, celo, cella, occulo, caligo], adv. and prep., secretly, privately; and in the predicate after sum and fore, hidden, secret, unknown (opp. palam; except once in Caes., v. II. infra; in class. prose only used as adv.).

  1. I. Adv.
    1. A. In gen.: clamque palamque, Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4 (247 Vahl.): ignis mortalibus clam Divisus, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23: mea nunc facinora aperiuntur, clam quae speravi fore, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 21; cf. Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 46; Lucr. 5, 1157: nec id clam esse potuit, Liv. 5, 36, 6: clam mordax canis (Gr. λαθροδήκτης κύων), Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 27; cf. Amm. 15, 3, 5; Ter. And. 2, 6, 13; Cat. 21, 5; cf. Ov. Am. 3, 14, 8: clam peperit uxor, Ter. Hec. 5, 2, 15: hanc tu mihi vel vi, vel clam, vel precario Fac tradas (a jurid. formula), id. Eun. 2, 3, 28; cf. Cic. Caecin. 32, 92: qui propter avaritiam clam depositum non reddidit, id. Tusc. 3, 8, 17: clam mussitantes, Liv. 33, 31, 1; Suet. Tib. 6: praemissis confestim clam cohortibus, id. Caes. 31; id. Ner. 34: ille Sychaeum Clam ferro incautum superat, stealthily, Verg. A. 1, 350: nec dic quid doleas, clam tamen usque dole, Ov. R. Am. 694: cui te commisit alendum Clam, id. M. 13, 432; cf. id. ib. 14, 310 al.
    2. B. Esp.
      1. 1. With advv.; with furtim, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 49; with furtive, id. ib. 5, 2, 61; with occulte, Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6; poet. with tacitus: tacito clam venit illa pede, and similar words, Tib. 1, 10, 34; 4, 6, 16; cf.: strepito nullo clam reserare fores, id. 1, 8, 60; opp. palam, Enn. l. l.; Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 63; Cic. Cael. 9, 20; id. Rosc. Am. 8, 23; id. Fam. 1, 1, 4; Tib. 2, 1, 84; Suet. Caes. 80; id. Dom. 2; and opp. propalam, Suet. Ner. 22.
      2. 2. With gen.: res exulatum at illam clam abibat patris, Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 43 Ritschl (cf. λάθρη Λαομέδοντος, Hom. Il. 5, 269).
      3. 3. Clam est, with subj.-clause (cf. II. B. infra): meretricem commoneri Quam sane magni referat, nil clam’st, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 9.
  2. II. Prep., without the knowledge of, unknown to, constr. with abl. or acc.
          1. (α) With abl. (only in the two foll. passages; for Plaut. Merc. 3, 2, 2; 4, 6, 5; id. Curc. 1, 3, 17; id. Am. prol. 107 al., where the abl. formerly stood with clam, have been corrected by Ritschl and recent edd.; v. Speng. ad Ter. And. 1, 5, 52; but cf. Ussing ad Plaut. Curc. l.l.): nec clam durateus Trojanis Pergama partu Inflammasset equos, Lucr. 1, 476 Munro ad loc.: non sibi clam vobis salutem fuga petivit? Caes. B. C. 2, 32.
          2. (β) With acc.: clam uxorem, Plaut. As. Grex. 1; id. Cas. prol. 54: clam uxorem et clam filium, id. Merc. 3, 2, 2: matrem, id. Mil. 2, 1, 34: patrem, id. Merc. 2, 3, 8; 3, 4, 75; id. Truc. 2, 1, 37 Speng.; Gell. 2, 23, 16: senem, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 13: uxorem, id. Cas. 2, 8, 32; id. As. Grex. 5; id. Men. 1, 2, 43; 5, 9, 78; id. Merc. 4, 6, 3 Ritschl: virum, id. Cas. 2, 2, 28; id. Am. prol. 107: clam alter alterum, id. Cas. prol. 51: illum, id. Merc. 2, 3, 26: omnīs, id. Aul. prol. 7: clam praesidia Pompeii, Auct. B. Hisp. 3: clam quemdam Philonem, id. ib. 35: nostros, id. ib. 16: dominum, Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 14: haec clam me omnia, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 46.
    1. B. Clam me est, it is unknown to me, I know not (only in Plaut. and Ter.): neque adeo clam me est, Ter. Hec. 2, 2, 19: haud clam me est, id. ib. 3, 4, 10; so id. ib. 4, 1, 53; 4, 2, 1: nec clam te est, quam, etc., id. And. 1, 5, 52.
    2. * C. Clam habere aliquem = celare aliquem, to keep secret from one, conceal from, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 35; cf. Prisc. p. 988 P.; Pomp. Comm. Art. Don. p. 399.

Gallaeci (also Callaeci and Cal-laïci), ōrum, m., = Καλλαικοί Strab.,

  1. I. a people in western Hispania Tarraconensis, now Galicia and part of Portugal, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 28.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Gallae-cus (also Gallaïcus and Callaïcus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gallaeci, (Call-), Gallœcian (Call-): Gallaica gens, Plin. 8, 42, 67, § 166: Callaicum aurum, Mart. 4, 39, 7: Gallaica gemma, Plin. 37, 10, 59, § 163: Gallaecus, a surname of A. Brutus, from his victory over the Gallaeci, Vell. 2, 5.
    2. B. Gallaecia (Call-), ae, f., the country of the Gallaeci, Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 112; Flor. 2, 17, 5.