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1 purpura
purpŭra, ae, f. [porphura].I.Lit., the purple-fish (cf.:II.bucinum, murex, ostrum),
Plin. 9, 36, 60, § 125 sq. —Transf., purple color, purple, Plin. 9, 37, 61, § 130:B.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.—The purple, i. e. purple cloth, a purple garment:2.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,Transf., a lofty station, high dignity:3.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.—Of wine:purpura potabilis,
Cassiod. Var. 12, 4. -
2 fucosus
fūcōsus, a, um, adj. [id.], painted, colored, beautified, counterfeit, spurious (Ciceron.):1.visae merces, fallaces quidem et fucosae, chartis et linteis et vitro delatae,
Cic. Rab. Post. 14, 40:vicinitas non assueta mendaciis, non fucosa, non fallax, non erudita artificio simulationis,
id. Planc. 7, 22:ambitiosae fucosaeque amicitiae,
id. Att. 1, 18, 2.† fūcus, i, m., = phukos, rock-lichen, orchil, used as a red dye for woollen goods, Lichen roccella, Linn., Plin. 26, 10, 66, § 103 sq.:II.ut lana tincta fuco citra purpuras placet,
Quint. 12, 10, 75.—Transf., red or purple color.A.In gen.:B.infici vestes scimus admirabili fuco,
Plin. 22, 2, 3, § 3; Hor. C. 3, 5, 28; id. Ep. 1, 10, 27 Orell. ad loc.; Ov. M. 6, 222 al.—In partic.1.Rouge, paint for the complexion:2.vetulae, quae vitia corporis fuco occulunt,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:si caeruleo quaedam sua tempora fuco tinxerit,
Prop. 2, 18, 31 (3, 11, 10 M.):mangones colorem fuco, et rerum robur inani sagina mentiantur,
Quint. 2, 15, 25.—Dross, alloy, adulteration:3.adulteratur (sal) rubrica aut testa trita, qui fucus aqua deprehenditur diluente,
Plin. 31, 7, 42, § 91.—For propolis (q. v.), the reddish juice with which bees stop up the entrances to their hive, bee-glue, Verg. G. 4, 39. —III.Trop., pretence, disguise, deceit, dissimulation:his tribus figuris insidere quidam venustatis non fuco illitus, sed sanguine diffusus debet color,
Cic. de Or. 3, 52, 199; cf.:sententiae tam verae, tam novae, tam sine pigmentis fucoque puerili,
id. ib. 2, 45, 188:fuco ementitus color,
Quint. 8, 3, 6:in oratoris aut in poëtae cincinnis ac fuco,
Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 100:mercem sine fucis gestat,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 83:nec sycophantiis nec fucis ullum mantellum obviam est,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 6:sine fuco ac fallaciis,
Cic. Att. 1, 1, 1: deum sese in hominem convertisse... fucum factum mulieri, i. e. to deceive, impose upon (vulg.), Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 41:si eum, qui tibi promiserit, audieris fucum, ut dicitur, facere velle aut senseris,
Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 9, 35.
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