ălūta
ae, adj., f.
I.
a kind of soft leather, prob. prepared by means of alum.
I.
Lit.: alutae tenuiter confectae, * Caes. B. G. 3, 13: nigra, Mart. 7, 35.—Hence,
II.
That which is made of it.
A.
A shoe: nivea, Ov. A. A. 3, 271: nigra, Juv. 7, 192: rupta, Mart. 12, 26.—
B.
A purse or pouch: tumidā superbus alutā, Juv. 14, 282.—
C.
A patch put on the face for ornament, Ov. A. A. 3, 202.