adjective

purpŭrārĭus

fem. purpŭrāria · neut. purpŭrārium

belonging to purple; purple •

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.—

Substt

Substt.

a purple-dyer

† purpŭrārĭus, ĭi, m., a purple-dyer, Inscr. Orell. 4271 and 4272.—

† purpŭrārĭa, ae, f.

A purpledye house

A purpledye house, Inscr. Orell. 2952.—

A female dyer in purple

A female dyer in purple, Vulg. Act. 16, 14.—

two islands in the Atlantic; now Madeira and Porto Santo

Plur.: Purpŭrārĭae, ārum, f. (sc. insulae), two islands in the Atlantic, now Madeira and Porto Santo, Juba ap. Plin. 6, 32, 37, § 203.

Perseus ID: n39643 Key: purpurarius