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lūtĕus, a, um, adj. [1. lutum], prop.

of or belonging to the yellow-weed; hence, in gen., of the color of lutum.
- A Golden-yellow, saffron-yellow, orange-yellow. chrysocolla, Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 91; Varr. ap Non. 549, 22: pallor, Hor. Epod. 10, 16: pal la, Tib. 1, 7, 46.—Subst.: lūtĕum, i, n, yellow: color in luteum inclinatus, towards yellow, Plin. 24, 15, 86, § 136: color in luteum languescens, id. 27, 13, 109, § 133.— Esp., the yolk of an egg: lutea ex ovis quinque columbarum, Plin. 30, 15, 49, § 141. —
- B Flame-colored, of the veil of a bride (v. flammeus), Luc. 2, 361; cf. Plin. 21, 8, 22, § 46; Cat. 61, 10.—
II Rose-colored: rosa ... sese pandit in calyces medio sui stantis conplexa luteos apices, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 14: Aurora in roseis fulgebat lutea bigis ( = crocea; cf. κροκόπεπλος, Hom.Il. 8, 1), Verg. A. 7, 26: me Lutea mane videt pulsis Aurora tenebris, Ov. M. 7, 703; 13, 579: Memnonis in roseis lutea mater equis, id. F. 4, 714; Anthol. Lat. 5, 7, 1.

lŭtĕus, a, um, adj. [2. lutum], of mud or clay.

I Lit.: defingit Rheni luteum caput, Hor. S. 1, 10, 37: opus, of a swallow's nest, Ov. F. 1, 157: aedificium, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194: toreuma, Mart. 4, 46, 16: homo, i.e. Adam, Prud. Cath. 3, 41.—
- B Transf.
- - 1 Bemired, muddy: gallina si sit luteis pedibus, Plin. 30, 11, 28, § 93.—
  - 2 Besmeared, bedaubed: luteum ceromate corpus, Mart. 11, 47, 5: Vulcanus, Juv. 10, 132.—
II Trop., dirty, vile, worthless: blitea et lutea meretrix, Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 1 (854): homo, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 35: negotium, a sorry commodity, poor affair, id. ib. 2, 4, 14, § 32.

1. lūteus, a, um (1. lūtum), I) mit dem Färbekraut lutum gefärbt, chrysocolla lutea, Plin. 33, 91. – II) übtr.: a) goldgelb, safrangelb, orangegelb, panis, Plaut.: Aurora, Verg.: palla, Tibull.: pallor, Hor. – subst., lūteum, ī, n., α) im allg.: aliquid lutei (im Regenbogen), Sen.: color in luteum inclinatus od. languescens, ins Gelbliche, Plin. – β) das Gelbe im Ei, lutea ex ovis quinque, Plin. 30, 141. – b) rosenfarben, rosenrot, hellpurpurn, apices, Plin.: soccus, Catull.: papaver, Catull.

2. luteus, a, um (2. lutum), I) aus Kot od. Lehm, Ov. u. Plin.: glebae, Lehmstücke, Vitr.: poet., aus Ton, toreuma, Mart. 4, 46, 16. – übtr., nichtsnutzig, nichtswürdig, meretrix, Plaut. truc. 854: negotium, eine Bagatelle, Cic. Verr. 4, 32: Pelusiotas nos appellant et luteos, Hieron. epist. 65, 3 (?). – II) voll Kot od. Lehm, kotig, lehmig (schlammig), erus, Plaut.: Rheni caput, Hor.: pes, Plin.: Vulcanus, schmutzig, rußig, Iuven.: poet., Lacedaemonio luteum ceromate corpus, beschmutzt von usw. = bestrichen, überzogen mit usw., Mart. 11, 47, 5.

1 lūteus [CL] 1 reddish- or orange-yellow, golden, saffron. b bright red, scarlet. aurora ‥ lutea Aldh. VirgV 1363 (v. dum 2a); 10‥ ~ea, þæt giolureade WW; viola martia ~ea, yellow violets (Gerard Herball 70v) OED s. v. violet. b majorem, reliquos seniores bis duodenos / lūcea, non lŭtea, vestis adornat ibi Elmh. Metr. Hen. V 596 (cf. G. Hen. V 15 p. 102: major ‥ et xxiiij seniores in scarleto); ~eus, A. skarlet WW; scarlett ‥ coccinus, coccineus, ~eus et scarleticus CathA (cf. (v. 1 lutum)). 2 (as sb. m. or f.) yellowhammer. χλωρεύς, ~eus sive ~ea; A., a yellowham ‥ avicula, quam ~eum esse credo, passere paulo major est Turner Av. F 4; Ib. (v. luteolus b); a yelambre, ~eus vel ~ea OED s. v. yellowhammer 1. 3 (as sb. f. or n.) dyer’s rocket, weld (Reseda luteola). luppulus hic valet et †latea [? l. lutea] sed non ita communiter inveniuntur sicut alia Gad. 59. 1; lucia herba est unde tinguntur panni crocei, i. welde Herb. Harl. 3388 f. 81v.

2 lŭteus [CL] 1 made of mud or clay, (of pot) earthenware (also fig.); b (fig., connoting lack of firmness or resolve). c (as sb. n.) mud, clay (v. et. lutum). num ‥ dominator ille Dominus et universitatis figulus servis infimis ~eisque testis se totum exposuit ‥? Gir. TH I 13 p. 44; patellas ferreas vel saltem luceas cum ignitis carbonibus Cust. Westm. 50; 1274 pro ollis ~eis ad dequoquendas herbas Househ. Henry 410; 1296 in c crestis ~eis emptis ‥ iij s. KR Ac 497/21; 1314 in ij patellis et ij ollis ~eis emptis ad dayeriam pro lacte iiij d. Rec. Elton 215; 1449 gabali ~ei (v. 2 gabulum a). b cor meum ‥ ad resistendum vero instantibus molle et ~eum Anselm (Or. 15) III 62. c emplastrum apostolicon quod a lute[o] inductum et superpositum optime facit nimium dolorem cervicis [etc.] Gilb. VII 359v. 1; 1533 pro factura unius muri ‥ et puellis portantibus ~eum ad idem opus Househ. Bk. Durh. 181. 2 of or relating to the earth (as dist. from heaven). b (w. ref. to the mortality of the body) earthly, of clay. diabolo servivimus in tenebra peccatorum, cum ~ea opera in terrenis desideriis agebamus Wycl. Ver. I 26. b ~eum carnis fornacem Bede HA 14 (v. fornax 1h); quid nos ~eas habitantes domos de fide illius magnitudine vel potentia judicare vel discernere praesumimus? Alcuin Dogm. 212C; Anselmus ~ei corporis nodos evadens W. Malm. GP I 67 p. 125; [Jhesu] via, viam enuclea / domo detento lutea J. Howd. Cyth. 47. 7; 1252 nulla sit precelsior dignitas ‥ quam hominem ex ~ea plasmatum materia Dei filium nuncupari Mon. Hib. & Scot. 54; [mors] frontem mutatura / lacteam in luteam Walt. Wimb. Van. 126. 3 full of mud, muddy. s1125 [annus] estivis etiam mensibus pluvius et ~eus W. Malm. GP V 278; per ~eam paludem atque inter aquarum gurgites ‥ sequi inermem G. Herw. 330b; ut ‥ preciosa margarita a ~ea gleba sub qua obruitur effodiatur Canon. G. Sempr. 119v; c1267 sensit diebus proximis Anglorum inclitum regnum inimici hujus [sc. diaboli] insultum latentem insidiis et ob falsam virtutis et pacis ymaginem molitur quasi de luteis [MS: luteris] latibulis erumpentem Ep. Ottobon. 110. 4 (as sb. n.) glebe-land. ecclesia de Caresbrok valebat priori lx m. cum capella de novo Burgo que estimatur valere xvj s. in natali Domini et in pascha in medietate offerendarum quam prior recipit, capella de Nordwoude xxx m. terre et redditus x m. ‥ que omnia simul conjuncta ~ea estimabuntur valere lxx m. excepta vicaria Cart. Carisb. f. 91v.

1 lŭtĕus, (14) a, um (lŭtum), de boue, dʼargile : Hor. S. 1, 10, 37 ; Ov. F. 1, 157 || sale, boueux : Plin. 30, 93 || souillé : Mart. 11, 47, 5 ; Juv. 10, 132 || [fig.] sale, vil, méprisable : Pl. Truc. 854 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 35 || luteum negotium Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 32, une chose méprisable.

2 lūtĕus, (12) a, um (lūtum), jaune [tirant sur le rouge] : Lucr. 4, 76 ; Plin. 30, 141 || couleur de feu : Luc. 2, 361 || rougeâtre [en parl. de lʼAurore] : Virg. En. 7, 26.

lūteus², a, um (lutum²) (goud)geel [Aurora; pallor vaal; panis]; oranje, purperkleurig [papaver; soccus].

luteus¹, a, um (lutum¹)

1. modderig, lemig, vol drek [Rheni caput];
2. van klei of leem [glebae leemkluiten; toreuma];
3. (metaf.) waardeloos, nietswaardig [negotium futiliteit; meretrix].

luteus , a, um. adj.
黄者。 Ovi luteum 蛋黄。

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luteus , a, um. adj. (lutum.)
泥者。卑賤。

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, Species vasis, idem quod Luter, si non ita legendum. Pontificale vetus Eccl. Bisunt. apud Marten. de antiqua Eccl. Disciplina in divinis celebrandis officiis pag. 311 : Interim dum legitur Evangelium præparentur Luteus, et manutergia, et præcinctoria, et cetera vasa quæ necessaria sunt ad abluendos pedes.

, Lucius piscis. Vide Luceus.

, adject. Roseus vel rubens, rubicundus vel croceus, apud Papiam. Idem fere Johannes de Janua. Isid. lib. 19. cap. 28 : Luteus, Color rubicundus, quod est croceus : nam crocus Lutei coloris, ut Croceo mutataque vellera luto. Perottus : Luteus est dilutior rutilus, qualis est color auri ; unde Luteus dictus videtur, quasi dilutus. Hinc violæ hujus coloris Luteolæ appellatæ, et Lutea herba, qua chrysocolla tingitur et vitellum in ovo Luteum appellamus. Hadrianus Junius : Luteus, quale est ovi vitellum, quo colore flammeum novis nuptis tingebatur. Plinius lib. 21. cap. 8 : Lutei video honorem antiquissimum in nuptialibus flammeis totum fœminis concessum. Fusiora hæc de re nota, quam ne prætermitteremus, nostri Glossatores effecere. Vide Lutum. Testam. ann. 1500. in Reg. 3. Armor. gener. part. 2. pag. 6 : Dedit atque erogavit Katherinæ Brachete nepti suæ suam tunicam Luteam et descarlatam.

lūteus (1) adj.

1 lutum, colored with yellowweed, golden-yellow, saffron-yellow, orange-yellow: pallor, H.: sulphura, O.: palla, Tb.—Rose-colored, rosy, rose-red: Aurora, V., O.: soccus, Ct.

luteus (2) adj.

2 lutum, of mud, of clay: Rheni caput, H.: opus, of a swallow's nest, O.— Besmeared, bedaubed: Volcanus, Iu.—Fig., dirty, vile, worthless: homo: negotium, a poor affair.

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