discolor

discolor , ōris: (adj.), of different color, 6.204.

dis-cŏlor, ōris (abl. -ori, Flor. 1, 16, 7; Curt. 3, 3, 26—post-class. form of the fem. discolora, in the signif. of II. A.: lana, Prud. στεφ. 10, 302: serta, Symm. Laud. in Val. 2, 1 ed. Mai.: venustas, Mart. Cap. 4 init.; and once discoloria vestis, Petr. 97, 3), adj., of another color, not of the same color (opp. concolor).

• I Lit.
• • • • • α With dat.: neutra pars esse debet discolor lanae (shortly before: si palatum atque lingua concolor lanae est), Col. 7, 3, 2: (vestis) sumatur fatis discolor alba meis, Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 8: aura auri, Verg. A. 6, 204.—
        • β Absol., party-colored, of different colors: habere arculas, ubi discolores sint cerae, Varr. R. R. 3, 17, 4: signa, * Cic. Verr. 1, 13 fin.: miles (black and white in the game of draughts), Ov. Tr. 2, 477 Jahn; cf. agmen (in running a race), id. Am. 3, 2, 78.—
• II Transf.
• • A Party-colored, variegated: aves, Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 3: vestis, Curt. 3, 4, 26: arma, Flor. 3, 2, 5 al.—
  • B In gen., of various kinds, different, various: matrona meretrici dispar erit atque Discolor, * Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 4: amnis pelago, Stat. Th. 9, 338: rerum discolor usus, Pers. 5, 52.

dis-color, ōris, Abl. ōre u. ōri, I) verschiedenfarbig, buntfarbig, bunt, cerae, Varro: signa, Cic.: vestis, Flor.: miles, der schwarze u. weiße (im Brettspiel), Ov. – m. Dat., discolor lanae, Col. 7, 3, 2: vestis fatis discolor alba meis, Ov. trist. 5, 5, 8. – m. Abl., ustus et Eoā discolor Indus aquā, Prop. 5, 3, 10. – II) übtr., der äußern Beschaffenheit nach verschieden, unähnlich, Ov. u.a.: d. usus rerum, Pers.: matrona meretrici dispar (dem Charakter nach) atque discolor (dem Äußern, der Kleidung usw. nach), Hor.

discolor [CL] , a differently coloured, of changing colour. b particoloured, variegated (also fig.). c deprived of colour, colourless. a disc[ol]or, dissimilis GlC D 222; ~or, mislic bleo Ælf. Gl.; Pull. Sent. 681A (v. concolor a); quid est quod vultus dubios gero et alterno cursu sanguinis, nunc in ruborem, nunc ecce in oppositum pallorem, ~or facies immutatur? Chaundler Apol. 17b.  b quid tu ‥, pardo similis moribus et nequitiis ~or, ‥ Vortipori? Gildas EB 31; pardus est fera rapax et toto corpore ~or Lib. Monstr. II 6; discolor in curvis conversor quadripes antris Aldh. Aen. 82 (Mustela) 1; ~or, varius, fah Ælf. Gl.; discolor ornat eam [plectam] vestis Neckam DS III 437.  c Bart. Angl. IV 1 (v. discolorativus).

discŏlŏr, (13) ōris, de diverses couleurs : Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 40 ; Plin. 10, 3 ; Curt. 3, 3, 26 || dʼune couleur différente de : [av. dat.] Col. Rust. 7, 3, 2 ; [abs^t ] dont la couleur tranche : Virg. En. 6, 204 || [fig.] différent : Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 4.

discolor , oris. adj. et, v. discolorius
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dis-color ōris, adj.,

• of another color, not of the same color: auri per ramos aura, V.: matrona meretrici, different in dress, H.: vestis fatis discolor alba meis, O.—Party-colored, of different colors: signa: miles, black and white (in draughts), O.