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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.
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