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color (old colōs, S., L.), ōris, m [2 CAL-], color, hue, tint: nivis, O.: caeruleus, Cs.: Tyrios mirare, H.: flores mille colorum, O.: color in pomo est ater, O.: varios mentiri colores, V.: scuta lectissimis coloribus distinguunt, Ta.: colorem ducere, to acquire color, V.: Ducere purpureum colorem, O. — The natural color, complexion, tint, hue: qui color, vestitus? T.: formae dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est: verus, T.: fucatus, H.: egregius: Num eius color pudoris signum indicat, T.: mutem colores? change color, H.: eius crebra coloris mutatio: In voltu color est sine sanguine, O.—Complexion, fine tint, beauty: nimium ne crede colori, V.: quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color? H. —Fig., external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance: civitatis: Omnis Aristippum decuit color, i. e. accommodated himself to every condition, H.: cornicula Furtivis nudata coloribus, stolen pomp, H.: caeli, aspect, Iu.—Of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style: ornatur oratio quasi colore quodam: tragicus, H.: operum colores, H.: claris coloribus picta poësis. —Splendor, lustre, brilliancy: nullus argento color est Abdito, H.: amissos colores referre, H.— A pretext, plausibility: causae, Iu.* * *color; pigment; shade/tinge; complexion; outward appearance/show; excuse/pretext -
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cŏlor (old form cŏlos, like arbos, clamos, honos, etc., Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 43; Lucr. 6, 208; 6, 1073; Sall. C. 15, 5, acc. to Prob. II. pp. 1456 and 1467 P.; Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 98; 35, 11, 42, § 150), ōris, m. [root cal-, to cover; cf.: caligo, occulere, calyx], color, hue, tint.I.Lit.A.In gen.:2.varii rerum,
Lucr. 2, 786:nequeunt sine luce Esse,
id. 2, 795:aureus ignis,
id. 6, 205:albus,
id. 2, 823; cf.:color albus praecipue decorus deo est,
Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45:purpureus conchyli,
Lucr. 6, 1073:Tyrios mirare,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 18; Ov. M. 4, 165; 10, 261; cf. id. ib. 6, 65; Verg. G. 1, 452:colorem accipere,
Plin. 11, 38, 91, § 225:bibere,
id. 8, 48, 73, § 193:inducere picturae,
id. 35, 10, 36, § 102:color caerulo albidior, viridior et pressior,
Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:amethystinus,
Suet. Ner. 32:color in pomo est, ubi permaturuit, ater,
Ov. M. 4, 165; Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 16:bonus,
Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 10:melior,
Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 41: colores, oculos qui pascere possunt, [p. 371] Lucr. 2, 419:rebus nox abstulit atra colorem,
Verg. A. 6, 272:quam cito purpureos deperdit terra colores,
Tib. 1, 4, 30:nec varios discet mentiri lana colores,
Verg. E. 4, 42:Iris, Mille trahens varios adverso sole colores,
id. A. 4, 701.— Poet.:ducere, of grapes, etc.,
to acquire color, become colored, Verg. E. 9, 49; Ov. M. 3, 485; cf. Sen. Ep. 71, 30.—Meton.a.Coloring stuff, dyestuff:b.regionis naturā minii et chrysocollae et aliorum colorum ferax,
Flor. 4, 12, 60; Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30 sq.—Flowers of varied colors:B.aspice quo submittat humus formosa colores,
Prop. 1, 2, 9; Val. Fl. 6, 492.—Specif., the natural color of men, the complexion, tint, hue:* b.qui color, nitor, vestitus,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 11:formae autem dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est, color exercitationibus corporis,
Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130:venusti oculi, color suavis,
id. Tusc. 5, 16, 46:verus (opp. to paint),
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 27 Don.; cf. Ov. A. A. 3, 164;and fucatus,
Hor. Epod. 12, 10:senex colore mustellino,
Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 22:niveus,
Hor. C. 2, 4, 3:albus,
fair, Ov. M. 2, 541:egregius,
Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 64:verecundus,
Hor. Epod. 17, 21; cf.:vide Num ejus color pudoris signum indicat,
Ter. And. 5, 3, 7: colorem mutare, to change or lose color (on account of any excitement of the passions, from shame, fear, pain, etc.), to blush, etc., Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 38; cf. Cic. Clu. 19, 54:color excidit,
Ov. M. 2, 602:perdere,
id. ib. 3, 99:adeo perturbavit ea vox regem, ut non color, non voltus ei constaret,
Liv. 39, 34, 7.—Prov.:2.homo nullius coloris,
an unknown man, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 99 (like the phrase: albus an ater sit; v. albus).—Sometimes for beautiful complexion, fine tint, beauty:II.o formose puer, nimium ne crede colori,
Verg. E. 2, 17:quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color?
Hor. C. 4, 13, 17; Ov. H. 3, 141.—Trop.A.In gen., color, i.e. external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance (predominant in rhet.; v. 2.; elsewh. rare, and mostly poet.):2. a.amisimus omnem non modo sucum ac sanguinem, sed etiam colorem et speciem pristinam civitatis,
Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10:vitae,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 60; cf.: omnis Aristippum decuit color et status et res, every color became him, i. e. he accommodated himself to every condition, id. Ep. 1, 17, 23: novimus quosdam, qui multis apud philosophum annis persederint, et ne colorem quidem duxerint, have not acquired even the outward appearance, i.e. have imbibed or learned nothing, Sen. Ep. 108, 5; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 59: omnia eundem ducunt colorem;nec Persis Macedonum mores adumbrare nec Macedonibus Persas imitari indecorum,
Curt. 10, 3, 14 Vogel ad loc. —In gen. (rare):b.hos maxime laudat.. egregium hoc quoque, sed secundae sortis ingenium... hic tertius color est,
Sen. Ep. 52, 4:tertium illud genus... sed ne hic quidem contemnendus est color tertius,
id. ib. 75, 15; cf.:in omni vitae colore,
Stat. S. 2 prooem. init. —Esp., of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style:B.ornatur igitur oratio genere primum et quasi colore quodam et suco suo,
Cic. de Or 3, 25, 95; cf. id. ib. 3, 52, 199:non unus color prooemii, narrationis, argumentorum, etc.,
Quint. 12, 10, 71:qui est, inquit, iste tandem urbanitatis color?
Cic. Brut. 46, 171:color dicendi maculis conspergitur,
Quint. 8, 5, 28; cf.:color totus orationis,
id. 6, 3, 110:simplicis atque inaffectati gratia,
id. 9, 4, 17:tragicus,
Hor. A. P. 236:operum colores,
id. ib. 86.—Pregn. (cf. supra, 1. B. 2.), a beautiful, brilliant quality or nature, splendor, lustre, brilliancy (freq. only in rhet. lang.):2.nullus argento color est avaris Abdito terris,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 1.—Of diction.a.A high, lively coloring, embellishment:b.intelleges nihil illius (Catonis) lineamentis nisi eorum pigmentorum quae inventa nondum erant, florem et colorem defuisse,
Cic. Brut. 87, 298; id. de Or. 3, 25, 100; id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15 a), 2.—In a bad sense, t. t., an artful concealment of a fault, a pretext, palliation, excuse, Quint. 4, 2, 88 Spald.; 6, 5, 5; 10, 1, 116; 11, 1, 81; 12, 1, 33; cf. Sen. Contr. 3, 21; 3, 25:res illo colore defenditur apud judicem, ut videatur ille non sanae mentis fuisse, etc.,
Dig. 5, 2, 5: sub colore adipiscendae possessionis, Cod. Th. 3, 6, 3; Juv. 6, 280.
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