d30e527 1674 Petty Disc. bef. R. Soc. 93 The Spirituosity of Liquors, or in what proportions several Liquors contein more or less of inflameable or ardent parts.
d30e526 1471 Ripley Comp. Alch. in Ashm. 1652, 190 Waters corrosyve and waters ardent [i.e. acids and spirits].
d30e520 1794 Sullivan View Nat. II. 118 Receptacles of molten ore, and ardent liquids within the cavities of mountains.
d30e518 1514 Barclay Cyt. & Uplandyshm; (1847) Introd. 36 Though thou shouldest perishe for very ardent thirst.