I.gen. sing. purpureaï, Lucr. 2, 52), adj. id..
I. Lit., purple-colored, purple; including very different shades of color, as red, reddish, violet, brownish, blackish, etc. (mostly poet.): “vestitus,” Cic. Div. 2, 16, 37: “pallium,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 31: “flos rosae,” Hor. C. 3, 15, 15: “amictus,” id. Ep. 1, 17, 27; Verg. A. 3, 405; Suet. Ner. 25: “pannus,” Hor. A. P. 15: “aurora,” rose-red, red, rosy, Ov. M. 3, 184: “rubor (oris),” id. Tr. 4, 3, 70; cf. “os,” Hor. C. 3, 3, 12: “ignis in ore Purpureus,” Stat. Achill. 1, 161: “anima,” i. e. blood, Verg. A. 9, 349: “purpureus lunae sanguine vultus erat,” Ov. Am. 1, 8, 12: “purpureus venit in ora pudor,” id. ib. 2, 5, 34: “genae,” id. ib. 1, 4, 22: “papavera,” Prop. 1, 20, 38: “sapa,” Ov. F. 4, 780: “lactuca,” Col. 11, 2, 26: “merum,” Ov. A. A. 2, 316: “capillus,” Verg. G. 1, 405: “mustum,” Prop. 3, 15 (4, 16), 17: “ficus,” Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 69: “mare illud, quod nunc Favonio nascente purpureum videtur,” i. e. blackish, dark, Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 105: “fluctus,” Prop. 2, 20 (3, 21), 5 (cf. the Homeric πορφύρεον κῦμα): “pruna,” Col. 12, 10, 4: “vites,” id. 3, 2, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. Clothed in purple (poet. for purpuratus): “tyranni,” Hor. C. 1, 35, 12: “rex,” Ov. M. 7, 102: “filius,” id. P. 2, 8, 50; Mart. 6, 11, 8 al.: “purpureus pennis,” i.e. with purple feathers upon his helmet, Verg. A. 10, 722: “torus,” covered with purple, Mart. 12, 17, 8.—
B. Brilliant, shining, bright, beautiful (poet.): “olores,” Hor. C. 4, 1, 10: “lumen,” Verg. A. 1, 590: “lux,” Ov. F. 6, 252: “vultus Bacchi,” Stat. Th. 7, 148: “Amor,” Ov. Am. 2, 1, 38; cf. “alae,” id. R. Am. 701: “orbes (i. e. oculi),” beautiful eyes, Val. Fl. 3, 178: “ver, Col. poët. 10, 256: bracchia purpurea candidiora nive,” shining, Albin. 2, 62.