ruber

rŭber, bra, brum (collat. form, nom. rŭbrus, Sol. 40, 23), adj. [Sanscr. rudhira, blood; Gr. eruthros, red; ef. rufus].

I.

Red, ruddy (cf.:

rufus, russus): umor,

Lucr. 4, 1051:

sanguis,

Hor. C. 3, 13, 7:

cruore pannus,

id. Epod. 17, 51:

coccus,

id. S. 2, 6, 102:

jubar,

Lucr. 4, 404; cf.

flamma,

Ov. M. 11, 368:

Priapus,

painted red, id. F. 1, 415:

inguen,

id. ib. 1,400 (cf. rubicundus):

(sol) cum Praecipitem oceani rubro lavit aequore currum,

i. e. reddened by the setting sun, Verg. G. 3,359; cf.: juvenum recens Examen Eois timendum Partibus Oceanoque rubro, the Eastern (i. e. Indian) Ocean, Hor. C. 1, 35, 32 (cf. infra, II.):

rubriore pilo,

Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 180:

nitri quam ruberrimi,

Cels. 5, 18, 31 et saep. — Poet.:

leges majorum (because their titles were written in red letters),

Juv. 14, 192.—

II.

As adj. prop.

A.

Rubrum Mare, the Red Sea, the Arabian and Persian Gulfs, Mel. 1, 10; 3, 7, 8; 3, 8, 1; Plin. 6, 23, 28, § 107; Curt. 8, 9, 14; Cic. N. D. 1, 35, 97; Nep. Hann. 2, 1; Tib. 2, 4, 30; Prop. 1, 14, 12; 3, 13 (4, 12), 6; Sil. 12, 231; Liv. 42, 52, 12.— Poet.:

rubra aequora,

Prop. 1, 14, 12; Vulg. Heb. 11, 29 et saep.—

B.

Saxa Rubra, a place between Rome and Veii, near the river Cremera, with stone-quarries, now Grotta rossa, Cic. Phil. 2, 31, 77; Liv. 2, 49 fin.; Tac. H. 3, 79;

called breves Rubrae,

Mart. 4, 64, 15.