dye (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. tinctūra2. expr. by tingo (v. preced. art.)3. fūcus (red-d.)4. vĕnēnum5. infector succus • dye (subs.): 1. tinctūra: Plin. 31, 10, 46, 2. 2. expr. by tingo (v. preced. art.): to impart a blue, a purple, d., caeruleum, purpuram tingere, Plin.: the woad-plant is an excellent d. for blue, *vitro caeruleus optime tingitur color. 3. fūcus (red-d.): Hor.: Ov. 4. vĕnēnum: v. to dye (3). 5. infector succus: that well-known purple d., purpurarum infector ille s., Plin. 11, 3, 2.