Lewis & Short

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purpŭrārĭus, a, um, adj. [purpura].

  1. I. Of or belonging to purple, purple: officinae, manufactories of purple, Plin. 35, 6, 27, § 46: taberna, Dig. 32, 1, 89: NEGOTIATOR ARTIS PVRPVRARIAE, Inscr. Orell. 4250.
  2. II. Substt.
    1. A. ‡ purpŭrārĭus, ĭi, m., a purple-dyer, Inscr. Orell. 4271 and 4272.
    2. B. ‡ purpŭrārĭa, ae, f.
      1. 1. A purpledye house, Inscr. Orell. 2952.
      2. 2. A female dyer in purple, Vulg. Act. 16, 14.
    3. C. Plur.: Purpŭrārĭae, ārum, f. (sc. insulae), two islands in the Atlantic, now Madeira and Porto Santo, Juba ap. Plin. 6, 32, 37, § 203.