I.a city on the coast of Campania, opposite Baiœ, having mineral springs, a favorite resort of the Romans, now Puzzuoli, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. Att. 15, 20, 3; id. Fin. 2, 26, 84; Liv. 24, 13; 34, 35 et saep.—Hence,
II. Pŭtĕŏlānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Puteoli, Puteolan: “sinus,” Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 82: “praedia,” Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 78: “Cluvius,” id. Fam. 13, 56, 1: “pulvis,” volcanic ashes of Puteoli, Pozzuolana, Sen. Q. N. 3, 20, 3; Plin. 16, 39, 75, § 202; 35, 13, 47, § 167.—Substt.:
2. Transf., a blue pigment, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 161.—
B. In plur.: Pŭtĕŏlāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Puteoli, the Puteolans, Cic. Att. 5, 2, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 35, 86.