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.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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