ălūta, ae, f., orig. adj. (sc. pellis) [prob. from alumen], 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.