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noun greek

birrus

gen. birri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
(, , , Aug. Serm. Divers. 49), = πυρρός (of yellow color)
a cloak to keep off rain
a cloak to keep off rain (made of silk or wool), Edict. Diocl. p. 20; cf. Salmas. Vop. Carin. 20; Burm. Anth. Lat. 2, p. 408; Cod. Th. 14, 10, 1, § 1; Schol. Juv. 8, 145; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 21, 4; Claud. Epigr. 42.
Perseus ID: n5394 Key: birrus