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P / purpŭrissum
noun greek

purpŭrissum

gen. purpŭrissi · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
(masc. collat. form , Hier. Ep. 54, 7)
a kind of dark purple color
masc. collat. form purpŭrissus, Hier. Ep. 54, 7), = πορφυρίζον, a kind of dark purple color, used for dyeing red and as a cosmetic, Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30; Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 104; Naev. and Afran. ap. Non. 218, 30 and 31; Hier. Ep. 127, 3.—
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Transf.: quid in oratione meā purpurisso litum, highly colored, Front. Or. 2, p. 248.
Perseus ID: n39651 Key: purpurissum