aluta

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ălūta: ae, f., orig. adj. (sc. pellis) [prob. from alumen,
I a kind of soft leather, prob. prepared by means of alum.
I Lit.: alutae tenuiter confectae, * Caes. B. G. 3, 13: nigra, Mart. 7, 35.—Hence,
II That which is made of it.
   A A shoe: nivea, Ov. A. A. 3, 271: nigra, Juv. 7, 192: rupta, Mart. 12, 26.—
   B A purse or pouch: tumidā superbus alutā, Juv. 14, 282.—
   C A patch put on the face for ornament, Ov. A. A. 3, 202.