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Sarra (Sara , Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 58), ae, f., Heb. Zor.
I. The city of Tyre, in Phœnicia, celebrated for its purple dye: Poenos Sarrā oriundos, Enn. ap. Prob. Verg. G. 2, 506; cf. Serv. ad loc., and Gell. 14, 6, 4: purpuram ex Sarā tibi Attuli, Plaut. l. l.— Hence,
II. Sarrānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sarra, i. e.,
A. Tyrian: “gens,Sil. 1, 72: “Leptis,built by the Tyrians, id. 3, 256: “ostrum,Verg. G. 2, 506; Col. poët. 10, 287; cf. “murex,Sil. 15, 205: “aulaea,Juv. 10, 38: “violae,purple-red, Col. 9, 4, 4. —
B. Transf., Carthaginian: “Juno (especially honored in Carthage),Sil. 6, 468: “manus,id. 9, 319: “navita,id. 7, 432: “numina,id. 8, 46.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Vergil, Georgics, 2.506
    • Plautus, Truculentus, 2.6
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 14.6.4
    • Columella, Res Rustica, 9.4.4
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