rufus

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

rūfus, a, um, adj. [kindr. with ruber],

red , reddish , of all shades, acc. to Gell. 2, 26, 5.—In gen.: rufus quidam, redhaired , red-headed , Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 119: virgo, Ter. Heaut. 1061; id. Phorm. 51 (cf. rufulus): vestibus, Mart. 14, 129, 1: sanguis, Cels. 2, 8: armenta, Vitr. 8, 3: sal, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 86.— Comp. : Campana siligo rufior, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86; 16, 14, 25, § 65.

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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.