crocota

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

crŏcōta, ae, f. (sc. vestis), ὁ κροκωτός (sc. χιτών),

a saffron-colored court-dress (for women), Naev. and Nov. ap. Non. p. 548, 26 sq.; Plaut. ib. 538, 13; Ap. Met. 11, 8, 15; Auct. Har. Resp. 21, 44; cf. crocotula.

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