purpurissum

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

purpŭrissum: i, n. (
I 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.—
II Transf.: quid in oratione meā purpurisso litum, highly colored, Front. Or. 2, p. 248.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

purpŭrissum, ī, n. (πορφυρίζον), sorte de couleur pourpre foncé [servant à teindre en rouge] : Plin. 35, 30 ; [à farder] : Pl. Most. 261. m. purpurissus Hier. Ep. 54, 7.