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▪ I. † caˈlidity Obs. [ad. mod.L. caliditas, f. L. calid-us (see prec.); = F. calidité: see -ity.] Warmth, heat. (Chiefly techn. in Med.)
1528Paynell Salerne's Regim. Q ij b, This walnut..is harde of digestion..by reason of hit calidite. 1599A. M. Gabelhouer's Bk. Physic 47/2 For caliditye, and itchinge of the Eyes. 1620Venner Via Recta (1650) 5. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 51 The potentiall calidity of many waters. ▪ II. calidity var. of callidity, shrewdness. |