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purpŭra, ae, f. [πορφύρα].

  1. I. Lit., the purple-fish (cf.: bucinum, murex, ostrum), Plin. 9, 36, 60, § 125 sq.
  2. II. Transf., purple color, purple, Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 130: violae sublucet purpura nigrae, Verg. G. 4, 274: certantem uvam purpurae, Hor. Epod. 2, 20; Dig. 32, 68 fin.; also, a spurious purple color, prepared from berries (cf. Plin. 9, 41, 65, § 140), Plin. 16, 18, 31, § 77.
    Like aurum, gemmae, etc., to designate any valuable object, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 128; Lucr. 5, 1423; Hor. C. 2, 16, 7: purpuram marinam, Vulg. 1 Macc. 4, 23.
    1. B. The purple, i. e. purple cloth, a purple garment: purpura plebeia ac paene fusca, Cic. Sest. 8, 19: usque ad talos demissa purpura, i. e. the praetexta, id. Clu. 40, 111; Quint. 1, 2, 6: lectus eburneus, auro ac purpurā stratus, Suet. Caes. 84.
      Esp., of the purple garments worn by kings and magistrates: purpura Pompeium summi velabit honoris, Ov. P. 4, 4, 25: regum, Verg. G. 2, 495.
      Cf. in plur.: purpurae Laconicae, Hor. C. 2, 18, 8; Quint. 8, 5, 28.
      Hence,
      1. 2. Transf., a lofty station, high dignity: omnis Latio quae servit purpura ferro, i. e. all kings, Luc. 7, 228: purpuram sumere, i. e. the sovereignty, Eutr. 9, 8; Capitol. Max. 14: adorare purpuram, i. e. the emperor, Amm. 21, 9, 8; Cod. Th. 6, 24, 3; Cod. Just. 2, 8, 6; 12: septima purpura, the seventh consulate, Flor. 3, 21, 17: tertia Latios renovārat purpura fasces, Sil. 11, 112: jamque novi praeëunt fasces, nova purpura fulget, Ov. F. 1, 81.
      2. 3. Of wine: purpura potabilis, Cassiod. Var. 12, 4.

purpŭrāmentum, i, n. [purpura], a purple vestment (eccl. Lat.), Ps.-Aug. ad Fratr. Erem. Serm. 18.

purpŭrārĭus, a, um, adj. [purpura].

  1. I. Of or belonging to purple, purple: officinae, manufactories of purple, Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46: taberna, Dig. 32, 1, 89: NEGOTIATOR ARTIS PVRPVRARIAE, Inscr. Orell. 4250.
  2. II. Substt.
    1. A. ‡ purpŭrārĭus, ĭi, m., a purple-dyer, Inscr. Orell. 4271 and 4272.
    2. B. ‡ purpŭrārĭa, ae, f.
      1. 1. A purpledye house, Inscr. Orell. 2952.
      2. 2. A female dyer in purple, Vulg. Act. 16, 14.
    3. C. Plur.: Purpŭrārĭae, ārum, f. (sc. insulae), two islands in the Atlantic, now Madeira and Porto Santo, Juba ap. Plin. 6, 32, 37, § 203.

purpŭrasco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [purpuro], to grow purple, become of a purple color: unda cum est pulsa remis, purpurascit, Cic. ap. Non. 162, 31 (Ac. Fragm. 2, 7 B. and K.).

(purpŭrātōrĭus, a spurious reading for purpuratorum, Sol. 1, 7.)

purpŭrātus, a, um, adj. [purpura],

  1. I. clad in purple: mulier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 131.
  2. II. As subst.: purpŭrātus, i, m., a high officer at a king’s court (so called because clothed in purple), Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 102; Liv. 30, 42; 37, 23; Flor. 1, 10; Curt. 3, 2, 10; 3, 6, 4.
    Hence, sarcastically of Gabinius, Cic. Cat. 4, 6, 12.

Purpŭrĕo, ōnis, m. [purpura], a Roman surname, Liv. 35, 41.

purpŭrētĭca, ae, f. [for porphyritica, from πορφύρα], an entrance built of porphyry (sc. porticus), Inscr. Fabr. 361, p. 522.

purpŭrĕus, a, um (gen. sing. purpureaï, Lucr. 2, 52), adj. [for porphyritica, from ].

  1. I. Lit., purple-colored, purple; including very different shades of color, as red, reddish, violet, brownish, blackish, etc. (mostly poet.): vestitus, Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: pallium, id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 31: flos rosae, Hor. C. 3, 15, 15: amictus, id. Ep. 1, 17, 27; Verg. A. 3, 405; Suet. Ner. 25: pannus, Hor. A. P. 15: aurora, rose-red, red, rosy, Ov. M. 3, 184: rubor (oris), id. Tr. 4, 3, 70; cf. os, Hor. C. 3, 3, 12: ignis in ore Purpureus, Stat. Achill. 1, 161: anima, i. e. blood, Verg. A. 9, 349: purpureus lunae sanguine vultus erat, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 12: purpureus venit in ora pudor, id. ib. 2, 5, 34: genae, id. ib. 1, 4, 22: papavera, Prop. 1, 20, 38: sapa, Ov. F. 4, 780: lactuca, Col. 11, 2, 26: merum, Ov. A. A. 2, 316: capillus, Verg. G. 1, 405: mustum, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 16), 17: ficus, Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 69: mare illud, quod nunc Favonio nascente purpureum videtur, i. e. blackish, dark, Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 105: fluctus, Prop. 2, 20 (3, 21), 5 (cf. the Homeric πορφύρεον κῦμα): pruna, Col. 12, 10, 4: vites, id. 3, 2, 1.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Clothed in purple (poet. for purpuratus): tyranni, Hor. C. 1, 35, 12: rex, Ov. M. 7, 102: filius, id. P. 2, 8, 50; Mart. 6, 11, 8 al.: purpureus pennis, i.e. with purple feathers upon his helmet, Verg. A. 10, 722: torus, covered with purple, Mart. 12, 17, 8.
    2. B. Brilliant, shining, bright, beautiful (poet.): olores, Hor. C. 4, 1, 10: lumen, Verg. A. 1, 590: lux, Ov. F. 6, 252: vultus Bacchi, Stat. Th. 7, 148: Amor, Ov. Am. 2, 1, 38; cf. alae, id. R. Am. 701: orbes (i. e. oculi), beautiful eyes, Val. Fl. 3, 178: ver, Col. poët. 10, 256: bracchia purpurea candidiora nive, shining, Albin. 2, 62.

purpŭrissātus, a, um, adj. [purpurissum].

  1. I. Painted with purpurissum (anteand post-class.): buccae, Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 35: genae, App. Mag. p. 323, 13.
  2. II. Transf.: fasti, i. e. the consular registers, fasti consulares (so called from the purple clothing of the consuls), Sid. Ep. 8, 8.

† purpŭrissum, i, n.

    (
  1. I. masc. collat. form purpŭrissus, Hier. Ep. 54, 7), = πορφυρίζον, a kind of dark purple color, used for dyeing red and as a cosmetic, Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 104; Naev. and Afran. ap. Non. 218, 30 and 31; Hier. Ep. 127, 3.
  2. II. Transf.: quid in oratione meā purpurisso litum, highly colored, Front. Or. 2, p. 248.

‡ purpŭrītĭcus, a, um, adj., another form for porphyreticus, purple-colored; of porphyry: COLVMNAE, Inscr. Grut. 128, 5.

purpŭro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [purpura].

  1. I. Act., to purple, i. e. to make purple-colored, to dye with purple: undas, i. e. to darken (cf. purpureus), Furius ap. Gell. 18, 11, 3: purpurati nimium ocelli, Mart. Cap. 9, § 918.
    1. B. Transf., to beautify, adorn, App. M. 6, p. 427 Oud.
  2. II. Neutr., to be purple or purple-colored: purpurantes violae, Arn. 5, 160; Prud. Cath. 6, 82: purpurantem pingit annum floribus, Auct. Pervig. Ven. 12; App. M. 10, p. 149, 9.
    1. * B. Transf., to be painted or adorned, to shine: quae frondens purpurat auro, Col. poët. 10, 101 dub. (al. quae frondent purpurā et auro).