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adjective

galbĭnus

fem. galbĭna · neut. galbĭnum
either from galbanum or from GALBUS
greenish-yellow; yellowish;; pale-green garments •
greenish-yellow, yellowish; cf. tunica, Vop. Aur. 34: avis, Mart. 13, 68, 1: cingillum, Petr. 67, 4.—As subst. plur.: galbĭna (sc. vestimenta), ōrum, n., pale-green garments, Juv. 2, 97.— Hence,
effeminate by extension •
Transf., effeminate: moris, Mart. 1, 97, 9.
Perseus ID: n19215 Key: galbinus