purpurasco

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

purpŭrasco, ĕre, v. inch. n. [purpuro],

to grow purple , become of a purple color : unda cum est pulsa remis, purpurascit, Cic. ap. Non. 162, 31 (Ac. Fragm. 2, 7 B. and K.).

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