Heat, subst. 1) the state of things under the action of fire, burning warmth: Ven. 91. Ven. 91 Lucr. 1145. Sonn. 12, 6. 153, 6. 154, 10. Gent. II, 4, 192. III, 2, 7. Wiv. III, 5, 117. Mids. I, 1, 244. R2 I, 3, 299. H4B IV, 5, 30. H6A I, 2, 77. H6B I, 1, 81. H6C V, 7, 18. Hml. I, 3, 118. Cymb. IV, 2, 258. Per. I, 2, 41. “he will drive you out of your revenge, if you take not the h.” H4B II, 4, 325 (alluding to the proverb: strike the iron while it is hot). “we must do something, and in the h.” Lr. I, 1, 312.
2) vital warmth: “it nor grows with h. nor drowns with showers,” Sonn. 124, 12. “farewell, h., and welcome, frost,” Merch. II, 7, 75. “our bloods, of colour, weight and h.” All's II, 3, 126. “h. outwardly or breath within,” Wint. III, 2, 207. “they retort that h. to them,” Troil. III, 3, 101. “freezes up the h. of life,” Rom. IV, 3, 16. “that Promethean h. that can thy life relume,” Oth. V, 2, 12. “to give my tongue that h. to ask your help,” Per. II, 1, 79.
3) fire of passion, ardour, excitement: Ven. 311. Lucr. 48. Lucr. 48 Lucr. 48 Meas. V, 477. Ado IV, 1, 42. LLL V, 2, 810. H4A I, 1, 59. I, 3, 139. V, 2, 17. H4B I, 2, 198. H6B V, 1, 160. Cor. III, 1, 63. IV, 3, 19. Tit. II, 1, 134. Hml. III, 4, 4. Hml. III, 4, 4 IV, 5, 154. Lr. I, 2, 177. V, 3, 56. Oth. I, 3, 264.
4) fiery temper, mettle: “neither h., affection, limb, nor beauty,” Meas. III, 1, 37. “heart-burning h. of duty,” LLL I, 1, 280 (Armado's letter). “took fire and h. away from the best-tempered courage,” H4B I, 1, 114. “decoct their cold blood to such valiant h.” H5 III, 5, 20.
5) haste, pressure, urgency: the h. is past; follow “no further now,” H4B IV, 3, 27. “in h. of action,” Troil. IV, 5, 106. “words to the h. of deeds too cold breath gives,” Mcb. II, 1, 61. “a business of some h.” Oth. I, 2, 40.
6) the quality of being hot in the mouth: “of the h. of the ginger,” H5 III, 7, 21 (quibbling).
7) thirst: “one draught above h. makes him a fool,” Tw. I, 5, 140. “a rage whose h. hath this condition, that nothing can allay, nothing but blood,” John III, 1, 341 (quibbling).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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