color

pudore rex colorem mutavit
the king changed color in shame

color , ōris, m.: color, 4.701, et al.; complexion, hue, 4.558.

cŏlor (old form cŏlos, like arbos, clamos, honos, etc., Plaut. Mil. 4, 4, 43 (1179); Lucr. 6, 208; 6, 1073; Sall. C. 15, 5, acc. to Prob. II. pp. 1456 and 1467 P.; Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 98; 35, 11, 42, § 150), ōris, m. [root cal-, to cover; cf.: caligo, occulere, calyx], color, hue, tint.

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.: varii rerum, Lucr. 2, 786: nequeunt sine luce Esse, id. 2, 795: aureus ignis, id. 6, 205: albus, id. 2, 823; cf.: color albus praecipue decorus deo est, Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45: purpureus conchyli, Lucr. 6, 1073: Tyrios mirare, Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 18; Ov. M. 4, 165; 10, 261; cf. id. ib. 6, 65; Verg. G. 1, 452: colorem accipere, Plin. 11, 38, 91, § 225: bibere, id. 8, 48, 73, § 193: inducere picturae, id. 35, 10, 36, § 102: color caerulo albidior, viridior et pressior, Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4: amethystinus, Suet. Ner. 32: color in pomo est, ubi permaturuit, ater, Ov. M. 4, 165; Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 16: bonus, Varr. R. R. 3, 7, 10: melior, Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 41: colores, oculos qui pascere possunt, Lucr. 2, 419: rebus nox abstulit atra colorem, Verg. A. 6, 272: quam cito purpureos deperdit terra colores, Tib. 1, 4, 30: nec varios discet mentiri lana colores, Verg. E. 4, 42: Iris, Mille trahens varios adverso sole colores, id. A. 4, 701.—Poet.: ducere, of grapes, etc., to acquire color, become colored, Verg. E. 9, 49; Ov. M. 3, 485; cf. Sen. Ep. 71, 30.—
  • • 2 Meton.
    • • a Coloring stuff, dyestuff: regionis naturā minii et chrysocollae et aliorum colorum ferax, Flor. 4, 12, 60; Plin. 35, 6, 12, § 30 sq.—
      • b Flowers of varied colors: aspice quo submittat humus formosa colores, Prop. 1, 2, 9; Val. Fl. 6, 492.—
  • B Specif., the natural color of men, the complexion, tint, hue: qui color, nitor, vestitus, Ter. Eun. 242: formae autem dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est, color exercitationibus corporis, Cic. Off. 1, 36, 130: venusti oculi, color suavis, id. Tusc. 5, 16, 46: verus (opp. to paint), Ter. Eun. 318 Don.; cf. Ov. A. A. 3, 164; and fucatus, Hor. Epod. 12, 10: senex colore mustellino, Ter. Eun. 689: niveus, Hor. C. 2, 4, 3: albus, fair, Ov. M. 2, 541: egregius, Cic. Fin. 2, 20, 64: verecundus, Hor. Epod. 17, 21; cf.: vide Num ejus color pudoris signum indicat, Ter. And. 878: colorem mutare, to change or lose color (on account of any excitement of the passions, from shame, fear, pain, etc.), to blush, etc., Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 38; cf. Cic. Clu. 19, 54: color excidit, Ov. M. 2, 602: perdere, id. ib. 3, 99: adeo perturbavit ea vox regem, ut non color, non voltus ei constaret, Liv. 39, 34, 7.—*
  • • • b Prov.: homo nullius coloris, an unknown man, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 99 (1201) (like the phrase: albus an ater sit; v. albus).—
    • 2 Sometimes for beautiful complexion, fine tint, beauty: o formose puer, nimium ne crede colori, Verg. E. 2, 17: quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color? Hor. C. 4, 13, 17; Ov. H. 3, 141.—
• II Trop.
• • A In gen., color, i.e. external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance (predominant in rhet.; v. 2.; elsewh. rare, and mostly poet.): amisimus omnem non modo sucum ac sanguinem, sed etiam colorem et speciem pristinam civitatis, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10: vitae, Hor. S. 2, 1, 60; cf.: omnis Aristippum decuit color et status et res, every color became him, i. e. he accommodated himself to every condition, id. Ep. 1, 17, 23: novimus quosdam, qui multis apud philosophum annis persederint, et ne colorem quidem duxerint, have not acquired even the outward appearance, i.e. have imbibed or learned nothing, Sen. Ep. 108, 5; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 59: omnia eundem ducunt colorem; nec Persis Macedonum mores adumbrare nec Macedonibus Persas imitari indecorum, Curt. 10, 3, 14 Vogel ad loc. —
  • • 2 A class, fashion, kind.
    • • a In gen. (rare): hos maxime laudat.. egregium hoc quoque, sed secundae sortis ingenium ... hic tertius color est, Sen. Ep. 52, 4: tertium illud genus... sed ne hic quidem contemnendus est color tertius, id. ib. 75, 15; cf.: in omni vitae colore, Stat. S. 2 prooem. init.—
      • b Esp., of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style: ornatur igitur oratio genere primum et quasi colore quodam et suco suo, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 95; cf. id. ib. 3, 52, 199: non unus color prooemii, narrationis, argumentorum, etc., Quint. 12, 10, 71: qui est, inquit, iste tandem urbanitatis color? Cic. Brut. 46, 171: color dicendi maculis conspergitur, Quint. 8, 5, 28; cf.: color totus orationis, id. 6, 3, 110: simplicis atque inaffectati gratia, id. 9, 4, 17: tragicus, Hor. A. P. 236: operum colores, id. ib. 86.—
  • B Pregn. (cf. supra, 1. B. 2.), a beautiful, brilliant quality or nature, splendor, lustre, brilliancy (freq. only in rhet. lang.): nullus argento color est avaris Abdito terris, Hor. C. 2, 2, 1.—
  • • 2 Of diction.
    • • a A high, lively coloring, embellishment: intelleges nihil illius (Catonis) lineamentis nisi eorum pigmentorum quae inventa nondum erant, florem et colorem defuisse, Cic. Brut. 87, 298; id. de Or. 3, 25, 100; id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15 a), 2.—
      • b In a bad sense, t. t., an artful concealment of a fault, a pretext, palliation, excuse, Quint. 4, 2, 88 Spald.; 6, 5, 5; 10, 1, 116; 11, 1, 81; 12, 1, 33; cf. Sen. Contr. 3, 21; 3, 25: res illo colore defenditur apud judicem, ut videatur ille non sanae mentis fuisse, etc., Dig. 5, 2, 5: sub colore adipiscendae possessionis, Cod. Th. 3, 6, 3; Juv. 6, 280.

color, ōris, m. (vgl. occulere, celare), die Farbe, I) eig.: A) im allg., albus, Ggstz. niger, Lucr. u. Cic.: color caerulo albidior, viridi austerior et pressior, Plin. ep.: c. amethystinus, Suet.: ater, Ov. u. Plin.: aureus, Ov. u. Plin.: bonus, Varr., melior, Plin.: caeruleus, Caes.: candidus, Vitr. u. Ov.: coracinus, Vitr.: croceus, Gell.: furvus, Solin.: fuscus, Ov.: herbidus, Plin.: nativus, Plin.: naturalis, ICt.: piceus et niveus, Apul.: porraceus, Plin.: purpureus, Lucr., Vitr. u.a.: rufus, Scrib. u. Gell.: Tyrius, Hor.: viridis, Ov. u. Solin., viridior, Plin. ep.: c. aureus ignis, Lucr.: argenti, Hor. u. Plin.: vestium, Sen.: paenula od. tunica obsoleti coloris, Suet. u. Amm.: Iris mille trahens varios colores, Verg.: colorem ducere (von der Traube), sich färben, Farbe bekommen, Verg. – als Stoff zum Färben (Färbestoff), zum Malen, regionis natura minii et chrysocollae et aliorum colorum ferax, Flor. 4, 12, 60: colorem accipere, bibere, annehmen (v. der Wolle u. Stoffen), Plin.: ebenso colorem (colores) ducere, perbibere, Sen.: colorem inducere picturae, Plin.: navem pretiosis coloribus pingere, Sen.: colores terere, Plin. – B) insbes.: 1) die natürliche Farbe des Menschen, die Gesichtsfarbe, der Teint, a) im allg.: verus, Ter., Ggstz. fucatus, Hor.: albus, Ov.: exsanguis, Sall. u. Rut. Lup.: egregius, suavis, Cic.: colorem mutare, Hor., Quint. u. Curt., od. perdere, Ov., die Farbe (vor Scham, Furcht, Schmerz usw.) wechseln, -verlieren (vgl. crebra coloris mutatio, Cic.); aber colorem mutare auch = blaß werden (vom vielen Studieren), Sen. rhet.: c. non mansit ei, Verg.: c. excidit, Ov.: tales virgo dabat ore colores, so verfärbte sich ihr Gesicht, Verg.: colorem obtinere (als Ggstz. von mutare), Plaut.: im Bilde, ac ne carmen quidem sani coloris enituit, selbst nicht der Poesie blieb eine gesunde Lebensfrische, Petr. 2, 8. – Sprichw., homo nullius coloris, ein unbekannter Mensch, Plaut. Pseud. 1196. – b) prägn. = frische-, schöne Gesichtsfarbe, frischer-, schöner Teint, Schönheit, robur et colos, Liv. 28, 26, 14: nimium ne crede colori, Verg.: abiit corpusque colorque, Ov. – 2) Plur. colores, die Farbenpracht der Blumen, meton. = prangende Blumen, Prop. 1, 2, 9. Val. Flacc. 6, 492. – II) übtr.: A) im allg., die Farbe, der äußere Anstrich, das Äußere (= die äußere Beschaffenheit), civitatis, Cic.: vitae, Hor.: omnis Aristippum decuit c., ihn kleidete jede Farbe = er wußte sich in alle Verhältnisse, in jede Lage zu finden, Hor.: novimus quosdam, qui multis apud philosophum annis persederint et ne colorem quidem duxerint, u. nicht einmal den äußern Anstrich (eines Philosophen) angenommen = gar nichts gelernt haben, Sen.: captivi colore (unter der Maske eines G., scheinbar als G.) transivit, Amm. 26, 9, 6. – B) insbes.: 1) v. der Rede, Diktion, Ton und Farbe, das Kolorit (= der allgemeine Charakter, der Zuschnitt), Cic. u.a.: c. urbanitatis, Cic.: c. tragicus, Hor. – 2) prägn.: a) das hebende, lebhafte Kolorit, der Schmuck, χρῶμα, Cic.: verb. flos et color pigmentorum, Cic. – b) der äußere, täuschende Anstrich = das Beschönigen, dare colorem rebus turpibus, Quint.: dic aliquem colorem, Iuven. – ➳ Nbf. colōs, ōris, m., Plaut. Men. 828 u. mil. 1179. Titin. com. 114. Lucr. 6, 208 u. 1072. Varr. sat. Men. 425. Sall. Cat. 15, 5. Liv. 28, 26, 14. Plin. 9, 149; 13, 98 u.a. Symm. ep. 1, 15; vgl. Serv. Verg. georg. 2, 256.

1 color v. 2 collare(2)

2 color, ~ura [OF coleoir < colatorium] , colander. Cf. colidor. 1286 in canab’ pro ~or’, vj d. Ac. Swinfield 33; 1290 item una satia et unus ~or, precii iij d. AcWardr (Chanc. Misc. 4/5) f. 49v; 1290 in j ~ouria pro coquina, j d. ob. Doc. W. Abb. Westm. 167; 1299 custus dayerie: ‥ in j ~ura empta, j d. ob. MinAc 1079/16 r. 2; 1306 in ‥ vj skelis, j ~ura, ij alveis Ib. 1079/17 r. 5.

3 color [CL] 1 colour. b (w. ref. to cloth) uniform colour. c colour (her.). d colouring matter, dye, pigment; e (alch.). ~or, aac GlC C 648; insignia / pulchre picta perniveo / colore atque croceo, / viridi, fulvo, floreo / fucata atque blaveo Carm. Aldh. 1. 160; ~or, bleoh Ælf. Gl.; nigrum et album mediusque qualiscunque sit ~or Eriug. Per. 466C; ~or per corpus habet esse et non esse; existente namque corpore ~orem ejus esse necesse est, et pereunte corpore ~orem ejus manere impossibile est Anselm (Ver. 13) I 197; ille ~or qui in omnibus albis species quedam ~oris est Balsh. AD rec. 2 119; in istis ~oribus, sc. veneto et viridi, quia medii sunt, multum delectautur sensus humani Neckam NR I 40 (cf. id. DS II 359: fit venetus color ex albo nigroque colore); ~ores ‥ poterunt hoc modo ordinari: flavus sive lividus, albus, candidus, glaucus, ceruleus, pallidus, citrinus, puniceus, rufus, croceus, rubeus, rubicundus, purpureus, viridis, venetius, lividus [sic], lazulus, fuscus, niger Bacon XIV 77; ~ores nobiliores in iride concurrentes, quales pictor facere non potest, densarum nubium ‥ grossa resolucio non admittit Peckham Persp. III 21; tapetum ‥ non de stragulato ~ore aut vario sed tantum nigro vel quasi Cust. Cant. 401; 1339 in xv ulnis panni diversi ~oris emptis ‥ pro caligis inde faciendis Ac. Durh. 536; 1382 j mantellum ne panno mixti ~oris (Cl) Foed. VII 356.  b 1300 xviij pannos, quorum iiij de ~ore et xiiij radiati AcWardr p. 144; 1337 c pannos ~oris, c pannos stragulatos Cl 158 m. 21; 1390 in vj ulnis panni ~oris ‥ et vij ulnis de motley pro garcionibus Ac. Durh. 596; 1408 (v. conculcatio 3).  c ~ores principales secundum se sunt ~or albus et niger; ~ores vero medii sunt azoreus, aureus et rubeus; ~ores autem submedii sunt ~or viridis et alii similes, si inveniantur Bad. Aur. 99; xij sunt ~ores in toto: duo viz. principales secundum se, viz. albus ~or et niger, et x ~ores collaterales, v viz. huc per extensionem ab albo ad nigrum descendentes et v illuc a nigredine per remissionem ad albedinem ascendentes, in medio in unum idem forte concurrentes. et isti ~ores eciam vocantur a quibusdam principales non per se sed per accidens; alii tamen vocant illos decem ~ores medios Upton 101.  d ut rosa puniceo tincturas murice cunctas / coccineosque simul praecellit rubra colores Aldh. VirgV 163; fratres ecclesie ~ores suos in predicto lapide conterendo diminuunt R. Cold. Cuthb. 75; 1206 debet invenire precentor ‥ ~ores ad illuminandum Chr. Evesham 210; 1239 ad picturas faciendas et ~ores emendos Liberate 13 m. 16; 1259 cuidam garcioni preparanti ~ores ‥ pictorum ‥ x d; et in ~oribus diversis emptis ‥, xj s. vij d. Ac. Build. Hen. III 356; 1308 in rubio ~ore empto iij d. Crawley 262; 1328 in viij lib. ~oris pro cibis ExchScot 119; 1354 pictori ‥ molanti diversos ~ores pro pictacione ‥ capelle KR Ac 471/6 m. 2; c1357 in j lib. et dim. saunders cum aliis ~oribus Ac. Durh. 558; minium ~or est pictorum vel scriptorum Alph. 117.  e intelligere desidero utrum isti ~ores, de quibus ‥ dicebas eos sc. de uno in aliud mutari, una dispositione vel confectione vel duabus seu pluribus sic mutentur Rob. Angl. (I) Alch. 514; alkimia operativa et practica ‥ docet facere metalla nobilia et ~ores et alia multa melius ‥ per artificium quam per naturam fiant Bacon Tert. 40; cinis iste spiritum recipit et bibit ‥ donec in ~orem vertatur pulchriorem Dastin Ros. 14 (cf. ib. 15: spiritus et anima non uniuntur in uno corpore nisi in albo ~ore). 2 (mus.) timbre. secunda longa per punctum perficitur; aut ad secundam longam modus imitatur; et tunc secunda longa per ~orem differt a prima Hauboys 422a. 3 a ‘colour’ (rhet.), embellishment. b ‘colour’, outward show, disguise, pretext. a venustum pudicitiae vultum componens diversis virtutum ~oribus quasi fucorum floribus depinxi Aldh. VirgP 60; nec tua sint verba mendaci compta colore D. Bec. 1135; certus sum nullum hoc rethoricis ~oribus mihi posse persuadere Anselm (Incarn. A) I 282; 1378 loquacitas veritatem quibusdam ~oribus adulterinis obnubilat (Lit. Cardinalium) Knighton Cont. II 128.  b s1256 ut ~or cause [talliandi] variatus est, nunc ad opus regis, nunc ad opus regine, ‥ [cives Londonienses] jugum subeunt servitutis M. Par. Maj. V 568; 1264 quidam juniores et minus discretiores ville S. Edmundi quandam conspirationem suscitarunt, quam ‘gildam’ sub ~ore appellari fecerunt Gild Merch. II 30; 1286 nec aliqua pars per se emendam aut namium capiet aliquo ~ore pro aliqua transgressione sine lege ‥ regni Reg. Aberbr. I 225; de hiis qui sub ~ore [v. l. †calore] de wrecko maris bona ‥ sibi appropriaverint Fleta 27; [Henricus II] misit Romam ad protelandum frustratorie fallax propositum, sub eo tamen ~ore ut tria monasteria construeret Higd. VII 23 p. 58; Duns Prim. Princ. 4 viii (v. coloratio 2b); 1328 solent ‥ contra nos ‥ ~ore quesito capitose procedere J. Mason Ep. 60; s1333 ~or pro Roberto fuit iste Graystanes 50; hec opinio magnum ~orem videtur habere J. Burgh PO VII 8.

cŏlŏr, (8) ōris, m. , ¶ 1 couleur : albus Cic. Leg. 2, 45, la couleur blanche, le blanc ; colorem accipere Plin. 11, 225 ; bibere Plin. 8, 193, recevoir (prendre) une couleur, lʼabsorber, sʼen imprégner ; uva ducit colorem Virg. B. 9, 49, le raisin prend de la couleur ¶ 2 couleur du visage, teint : viri percocto colore Lucr. 6, 1109, hommes au teint tout brûlé ; isti color immutatus est Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 141, votre homme changea de couleur ; color suavis Cic. Tusc. 5, 46, teint doux (frais) ; coloris bonitas Cic. Off. 1, 130, bonté du teint || beau teint, beauté : nimium ne crede colori Virg. B. 2, 17, ne te fie pas trop à lʼéclat de ton teint ¶ 3 [fig.] couleur, aspect extérieur : amisimus colorem et speciem pristinam civitatis Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10, nous avons perdu la couleur et la forme de lʼancienne constitution [= nous nʼen avons même plus lʼapparence] ; omnis Aristippum decuit color Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 23, Aristippe sʼarrangeait de toutes les formes de la vie || [en part.] couleur du style, coloris : color urbanitatis Cic. Br. 171, couleur (teint) dʼurbanité, [litt^t, propre aux gens de la ville, aux Romains, v. coloro Cic. Br. 170 ], cf. de Or. 3, 95 ; 3, 199 ; Quint. 6, 3, 110, etc. ; color tragicus Hor. P. 236, couleur tragique (ton de la tragédie) || couleur éclatante du style, éclat : Cic. Br. 298 ; de Or. 3, 100 || couleur, argument de défense [donnant aux faits une couleur favorable] : Sen. Rhet. Contr. ; Quint. 4, 2, 88 ; 12, 8, 6 ; Juv. 6, 280.

➳ forme colōs Pl. Men. 828 ; Mil. 1179 ; Lucr. 6, 208 ; 6, 1072 ; Sall. C. 15, 5 ; Liv. 28, 26, 14.

color , oris. m.
顔色。美。飾。筆法。推之故。Vitae color 脚色。身分。地位。 Mille coloribus arcus 天虹。Nullius coloris homo 未見之人。Ducere colorem 染色。浸色。Inducere colorem 上色。染物。

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color (old colōs, S., L.), ōris, m

• 2 CAL-, color, hue, tint: nivis, O.: caeruleus, Cs.: Tyrios mirare, H.: flores mille colorum, O.: color in pomo est ater, O.: varios mentiri colores, V.: scuta lectissimis coloribus distinguunt, Ta.: colorem ducere, to acquire color, V.: Ducere purpureum colorem, O.— The natural color, complexion, tint, hue: qui color, vestitus?T.: formae dignitas coloris bonitate tuenda est: verus, T.: fucatus, H.: egregius: Num eius color pudoris signum indicat, T.: mutem colores?change color, H.: eius crebra coloris mutatio: In voltu color est sine sanguine, O.—Complexion, fine tint, beauty: nimium ne crede colori, V.: quo fugit Venus, heu, quove color?H.—Fig., external form, state, condition, position, outward show, appearance: civitatis: Omnis Aristippum decuit color, i. e. accommodated himself to every condition, H.: cornicula Furtivis nudata coloribus, stolen pomp, H.: caeli, aspect, Iu.—Of diction, character, fashion, cast, coloring, style: ornatur oratio quasi colore quodam: tragicus, H.: operum colores, H.: claris coloribus picta poësis. —Splendor, lustre, brilliancy: nullus argento color est Abdito, H.: amissos colores referre, H.— A pretext, plausibility: causae, Iu.