† ˈcalent,a.Obs.rare. [ad. L. calēns, calēnt-empr.pple. of calēre to be hot.] Warm, hot. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 377 Styled with the same epithets that the lion and the sun are; as heat-bearing, æstive, ardent, arent, calent, hot.1656in Blount Glossogr.1775in Ash.