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lūtĕum, v. 1. luteus, II. A.

1. lūtĕus, a, um, adj. [1. lutum], prop.

  1. I. of or belonging to the yellow-weed; hence, in gen., of the color of lutum.
    1. A. Golden-yellow, saffron-yellow, orange-yellow. chrysocolla, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 91; Varr. ap Non. 549, 22: pallor, Hor. Epod. 10, 16: pal la, Tib. 1, 7, 46.
      Subst.: lūtĕum, i, n, yellow: color in luteum inclinatus, towards yellow, Plin. 24, 15, 86, § 136: color in luteum languescens, id. 27, 13, 109, § 133.
      Esp., the yolk of an egg: lutea ex ovis quinque columbarum, Plin. 30, 15, 49, § 141.
    2. B. Flame-colored, of the veil of a bride (v. flammeus), Luc. 2, 361; cf. Plin. 21, 8, 22, § 46; Cat. 61, 10.
  2. II. Rose-colored: rosa … sese pandit in calyces medio sui stantis conplexa luteos apices, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 14: Aurora in roseis fulgebat lutea bigis ( = crocea; cf. κροκόπεπλος, Hom. Il. 8, 1), Verg. A. 7, 26: me Lutea mane videt pulsis Aurora tenebris, Ov. M. 7, 703; 13, 579: Memnonis in roseis lutea mater equis, id. F. 4, 714; Anthol. Lat. 5, 7, 1.

2. lŭtĕus, a, um, adj. [2. lutum], of mud or clay.

  1. I. Lit.: defingit Rheni luteum caput, Hor. S. 1, 10, 37: opus, of a swallow’s nest, Ov. F. 1, 157: aedificium, Plin. 7, 56, 57. § 194: toreuma, Mart. 4, 46, 16: homo, i. e. Adam, Prud. Cath. 3, 41.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Bemired, muddy: gallina si sit luteis pedibus, Plin. 30, 11, 28, § 93.
      2. 2. Besmeared, bedaubed: luteum ceromate corpus, Mart. 11, 47, 5: Vulcanus, Juv. 10, 132.
  2. II. Trop., dirty, vile, worthless: blitea et lutea meretrix, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 1: homo, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35: negotium, a sorry commodity, poor affair, id. ib. 2, 4, 14, § 32.