purgāmen, ĭnis, n. [purgo].
I What was annually swept or washed from the temple of Vesta , i. e. the dirt or filth swept out , the sweepings , offscourings , Ov. F. 6, 713 and 227; v. stercus.—
II A means of purgation , purification , or expiation : caedis, Ov. M. 11, 409: mali, id. F. 2, 35; 2, 23: mentis, id. M. 15, 327: aquae, i. e. baptism , Prud. στεφ. 6, 30.—
III Purity , clearness , Prud. Cath. 7, 80.