PUR 
PUR 
1. to make clean , clean,cleanse, purge, 
purify , KdSapitw, KaSaipu- Cic. lo- 
cum. ’Jtorent. pisces, ft. e. to gut and 
scale. Ptiu. viperam , h. e. to eviscerate. 
Id. prunum, ft. c. to take out the stone. 
Ho rat. ungues, h. e. to pare. — Also, 
tigur. Cic. urbem.— Also, to cleanse or 
purge the body. Cels. se. Cic. too — 
radix ad purgandum possit. Herat. 
Purgor bileni (here mark the accusal.). 
Ilorut. Purgatum te illius morbi esse 
(in this passage the genit. is used in¬ 
stead of an ablat.). — Since when athmg 
is cleansed, it regains its smooth sur¬ 
face, and all filth is removed, hence to 
make level again, level, make even, fan 
dect. viam. — Figur. to adjust, make 
up, balance, liquidate. Sueton. rationem 
h. e. to make up, pay. — Also, to remove 
Pallad. lapides. Plin. pituitas. Ovid. 
r.efas. Quint, metum doloris. - 
IT Also, to clear from, accusation. 
Hence, to excuse, justify. Cic.se ali- 
cui, A. c. before any one. Id. aliquem 
de luxuria. Liv. aliquid. — Also, w ith 
an a:cus. and injin. following, to say by 
way of defence, excuse or justification. 
&.v. Purgarent, nec accitos abeo Bas- 
tarnos, &c. — Aliquem alicujus rei, for 
in aliqua re ; as, Liv. civitatem facti dtc- 
tique. — Hence, to refute, contradict, re¬ 
but. Cic. and Liv. crimina. - Also, to 
absolve, acquit. Tacit, aliquem ermi¬ 
ne. Liv. civitatem facti. (bee above.) 
_IT Also, to purify, expiate, atone, lus- 
trate. Ovid, populos. Phn. domuin. 
Also, rem, to atone for, make good. Ov¬ 
id. nefas. (See above.)-IT See > als0 > 
Pargatus, a, um. 
PuRIFICaTIB (purifico), onis, f. a mak- 
2 inn clean, expiation, purification. Phn. 
Laurus purification ibus adhibetur. 
Martial. Religionis purification lus- 
tratus. . 
P0RIFIC5 (purificus), as, avi, atum, a. 
ol .to purify, make clean, cleanse, purge, 
KaSainC w. Plin. favum. Id. gallinam. 
Gell. agrum.- IT Also, of the soul, 
either morally, or by means of a cere¬ 
mony, to purify. Sueton. se. Also, 
of animals. Plin. Gallm® se punn- 
PORIFICOS (purus & facio), a, um, adj. 
3 purifying. Lactant. Purifici rons per- 
PORITAS (purus), ati3, f. cleanness, pu- 
3 rity, KaSapfirris, Ka^aporyg, Ayvtm- 
Pallad. Yinum freculentuin statim lnn- 
piduin reddi, si, &c. mox sumere puri- 
tatem, colarique debere, et in usum 
referri, clearness. Macrob. Simplex et 
absolutissirna puritas. Capdolm. Amavit 
simplicitatem ingenii puritatemque Vi¬ 
vendi. Hie-'onym. Puritas sennoms. 
PuRITaS (pus), atis, f. purulency. Can. 
3 Jlurel. Attestante sanguinis puntate. 
PuRITER (purus), adv. purely, cleanly, 
3 xu capcos Catull. Puriter lav it dentes 
P0RIT1X (Id.), a;, f. cleanness, punly. 
3 Parr. ap. Mon. 
PuR5 (Id.), as, a. 1. to purify, make pure 
or clean, KaSapi^ai. Plaut. Vascula 
tus pura propere (others read pura pro- 
pera, or pure prop era). 
PORPORX {nopffivpa), se, f. the purple shell 
fish from which the purple dye was pi o- 
daced. Plin. -H Also, purple, pur¬ 
ple color. Hurat. Certantem uvam pur- 
nurse. PHn. Conchylia et purpuras. 
Pirn, nigra. — A kind of purple dye 
was made from berries and other things. 
Pl in4 _IT Also, that which is of a pur¬ 
ple color or dyed with purple, as, a purple 
garment or a garment bordered with 
purple, such as was worn by emperors, 
kiners, and magistrates. Cic. and Virg. 
Hence, of magistrates or kings. Flui ■ 
Septiina purpura, A. e. the seventh consu¬ 
late. Lucan. Purpura servit, A. e. reges. 
Eutrop. Sumere purpuram, A. e. to as¬ 
sume the purple, be made emperor. 1 ur- 
ple of inferior quality was also worn 
bv the common people. Cic. plebeia. 
— Also, purple hair. Ovid. — Senec. 
Purpura exit, A. c. wool dyed with purple. 
— Also, a purple covering. QuintiL 
and Sueton. — Also, same as Porphyn- 
tes. Stat. Flavis excisa metallis pur¬ 
pura, A. e. porphyry. 
PCRPORaRIOS (purpura), a, um, adj. 
of, belonging to, concerned with, or called 
Plin. offi- 
afterpurple, KopffivpevTixds 
cina. Pandect, taherna. 
PuRPi RaSCS (purpuro), is, n. 3. to grow 
1 or become of a purple color, nopffivpigopai. 
Cic. in fragm. ap. Mon. Unda, cum 
est pulsa remis, purpurasc.it. 
PORPORaToRIoS (purpuratus), a, urn, 
a adi. of, belonging, or reluting to the fist 
officers of a country. Sidon. Qul non 
affectasset habitual purpuratorium. 
(Alii leg- purpuratorum.) 
PORPORaTOS (purpuro), i, in. one o, the 
liurhest officers at the court, u) a king. 
Cic. Ista minitare purpuratis tins, A- e. 
courtiers. Liv. Duces regii, prsefecti et 
PCRR REdS (irop<l>vpcof), a, um, adj. <of 
purple, of a purple color, purple. But 
since the purples of the ancients 
were very different, sometimes black¬ 
ish, sometimes violet, sometimes of a 
rose-red, &c. it must frequently be ren¬ 
dered blackish, dark, violet., red, reddish, 
Sec. Cic. vestitus. Id. pallium. Pro- 
pert. papaver. Ovid, pudor. Id. geme. 
Id. axis (A. r. currus solis). Propert. ar¬ 
cus. Ovid, crinis, or, Virg. capillus. 
ft. e. the purple hair of Minus. Id. am- 
mn, ft. e. sanguis. Phn. viola. Id. sa- 
lix. Ilorut. flos rosre. Virg. mare, 
ft e. dark, dark-colored. Lucan, lapis, 
A. e. porphyry. — Since purple was not 
only a very beautiful, but also a shining 
color, hence it may sometimes be ren¬ 
dered shining, sometimes beautiful ; 
sometimes both suit. Horat. olores. 
Ouid. lux. Virg. lumen. Omd. amor, 
A c. Cupido. Virg. ver, A. c. beauti¬ 
fyi. IT Also, clothed in purple, wear- 
inn a purple garment. Ooirl. iex. He¬ 
rat. tyrannus. — Also, having on any 
purple thing, adorned with purqilc. Virg. 
Purpureus pennis, A. e. habens pennas 
purpureas in galea. - Also, covered with 
purple. Ovid, torus. - IT Lucret. 
Yestis purpureai, for purpurea?. 
PORPORISSaTCS (purpurissuin), a, um, 
3 adi. painted with purpurissum, painted 
red. Plant. Quia istas buccas tarn, 
belle purpurissatas habes. Jlpul. genre. | 
_ IT Sidon. fasti, A. e. consulates, be¬ 
cause the consuls wore purple. _ 
PuRPORISSUM (nopd>vpi%ov), i, n. a sort 
of dark-red purple color used in painting. 
plin. _Also, a color used in reddening the 
complexion. Plaut.. . 
P0RP0R5 (purpura), as, avi, atum, a. i. 
f. 
to due with purple, make of a purple color, 
purple. Fur. ap. Gell. undas, A. e. to 
blacken. - Hence, to clothe in purple. 
Plant. Mulier purpurata. — Hence, 
Purpuratus. (See above.) — Figur. to 
beautify, adorn. Jlpul. -IT Also, in¬ 
transitively, to be purple, or purple-col¬ 
ored, or, to be adorned. Jim oh. Viols 
purpurantes. Colum. Purpurat auro 
POROLeNTaTTB (purulentus), onis, 
3 purulence. Cal. Jlurel. 
PORoLeNTf- (Id.), adv. full of pus or 
2 matter, irvioSioS- Plin. 
POROLf.NTIX (Id.), re, f. pus or matter, 
3 or, a quantity of matter, to uvaide;. 1 ig- 
ur. Tcrtull. Hand facile has purulen- 
tias civitatis quis eliciet. 
POROLSNTOS (pus), a um, adj full of 
2 matter, purulent, nvudys- Phn. Aures 
pu rule litre. Id. Purulent® exscreati- 
ones. Id. Purulenta prrecordiorum. 
Cels. Sputum mixtum purulentum. 
PORTS (unc.), a, um, adj. pure, clean, 
free from dirt, filth, sin, &c., xaOapoS, 
ityvbg. Plant, redes. Virg. manus. 
Id. Purissima mella. Propert. fons. 
Cic. Purum liquidumque haurire. 
Viva-, unda. Ovid. Aere punor ignis 
Tibidl. Torus purus, sc. a concubitu 
Liv. locus, ft. e. non pollutus. Ttbull. 
ccelum, A. c. clear, serene. Liv. 
ab humano cultu solum. Also, with a 
crenit. following. Horat. _scelens. Clau- 
\dian. hasta, A. e. not stained with blood. 
Plin. aurum. Cic. Multo puriora. Id. 
Purissima retheris pars. Hence, no¬ 
rat. Purum, sc. ccelum, A. e. a clear or 
serene sky. -IT Also, that is in its nat¬ 
ural state, pure, unmixed, naked, Mje 
uncovered , unadorned , inartificial , natu- 
rat, plain, unwrought, &c. Liv. cam¬ 
pus, A. elan open field, where there are 
no trees. Pandect. Locus purus, sc. a 
religione, ft. e. a place not sacred or con- 
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PUS 
secrated. — Hence, Purum, the open air. 
Vim. Laxus per purum lmmissis ha- 
benis. Pandect, charta, A. e. not lent- 
ten on. Virg. Parma pura, A. e. una¬ 
dorned. Virg. and Suet, hasta, ft. e. a 
spear without any iron, used by kings and 
heroes of the most ancient nations. Pluedr. 
toon, A. e. without any purple border. 
Cic. argentum, A. e. plain, without fig¬ 
ures chased in gold. Senec. genre, A. e. 
beardless. Colum. vasa, h. e. not pitched , 
without pitch, reread, oratio, A. c. una¬ 
dorned, simple, natural, plain ; so, also, 
Cic. brevitas. — Hence, clear, bright. 
Horat. sol. Phn. Ep. Dies purissimus. 
Ooid. Dies puri, A. c. pleasant, fortunate. 
— Mso holy, pious, virtuous, honest. 
Liv. helium. Cic. Quisnam, qui tibi 
purior videatur ? Horat.. pectus. Id. 
homo. — Also, pure, spotless, undefiled, 
chaste. Cic. anima. Plin. Ep. corpus. 
Prop. dies. — Also, of gam, dear, after 
all deductions. Cic. Quid possit ad do¬ 
minos puri ac reliqui pervenire, A. e. 
clear sain. - Also, purifying. Ttbull 
sulphur. — Also, unmixed. Ttbull. 
nardum.- IT Also, that is or is to be 
without conditions or exceptions, free from 
conditions or exceptions. Cic. Hie is, 
oui agit, judicium purum postulat: Hie, 
QUicum agitur, exceptionem addi ait 
oportere. Pandect. Puram accipere li- 
bertatem.-K Purus, pure, is oppo- 
sed to contaminatus , and is used both ot 
solids and fluids ; Mundus, clean, is the 
opposite of sordidus, and is used only 
of solid bodies; Merus, clear, unmixed, 
is opposed do Justus, and used only ol 
fluids ; Putus seems to be a technical 
expression, to denote refined, pure (gold 
or silver.) . 
PCS (Trios, &), purls, li. white and viscous 
9 matter pus. Cels. In Plur. Pura. 
2 P l in _ ’_ IT Figur. of the malicious 
talk of a wicked person. Horat.. Pro- 
scripti Regis Rupili pus atque venenum 
hvbrida quo pacto sit Persius ultus, &c 
PuSX (pusus), re, f. a girl. Pompon. 3 
POSILLXNIMTS (pusillus & animus), e, 
3 adj. of a little mind, weak-muuled, pusil¬ 
lanimous, uixpoSvpos. Tcrtull. 
POSILUTaS (pusillus), atis, f. littleness, 
3 smallness. Lactant. 
POSILLuLOS (dimm. of pusillus), a, um, 
3 adj. very little or small. Varr. ap. Mon. 
POSILLOS (dimin. of pusus), a, um, adj. 
little or small, in size or circumference, 
uiKpds- Cic. epistola. Id. testis. 
Plant, mus. Juvenal, homo. Cic. Ro¬ 
ma. Plin. folia. QuintiL vox. — 
Hence, subst. Pusillum, a little. Tre- 
bon. in Cic. Ep. laxamenti. Phn. Pu- 
sillo altior, ft. e. a little higher. — Hence, 
adv. Pusillum, a little. Quintal, disce- 
dere _- IT Figur. little, mean, vile, bad. 
Cic. animus, ft. e. a little mind. Horat. 
animus, A. e. little courage, faint-hearted¬ 
ness, bashfulness, not presuming. Quin- 
til. res. Vatin, in Cic. Ep. homo, A. e. 
of little or narrow mind. Senec. homo, 
ft. e . a person of low rank. Martial. 1U- 
sillum est, ft. e. a trifling matter. 
PuSIB (pusus), onis, f. a little boy, itai- 
Sapiov. Cic.— Also, facetiously, of a 
youth. Jlpul. , 
P0SI5LX (dimin. of pusa,, re, f- a little 
3 airl. Prudent. . 
PuSTOLX (unc.), re, f. a blister, Main, 
push, pimple, pustule, diXvKraiva, ^/"P's’ 
ilavUua. Cels. -IT Also, any similar 
bladder ; a bubble of water, &c. Viti uv. 
Calx pustulas emittit. — So, also, of th 
work of an artist on a vessel. Mar - 
POSTOLaTIB (pustiilo), onis, f. an erup 
3 tion of pustules or pimples. Cal. Jlurel 
POSTOLaTOS (Id.), a, um, a ^J- 
2 blisters or pustules. — Hence, ■ 
argentum, h. e. pure silver , pm fi f 
all mixture, of other metals ™dfruyl°ss. 
POSTOLeSCB (Id.), is, n. 3. to break out 
3 in pimples. Cal. Jlurel. , , , 0 
P0ST0L8 (pustula), as ^ usta 
3 occasion pustules. Cat. jiuru. „ ., 
pustulentur, ft. e. get bhsters. 
so, to get pustules. 
Pu^TClSfsOs'ad.), a, um, adj .full of 
1 bladder, blister on the body. Phn. 
- IT Al- 
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