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LNS

alūta, alūtae

prob. from alumen

noun (f., 1^st declension)

a kind of soft leather, prepared by means of alum
That which is made of it
A shoe
A purse or pouch
A patch put on the face for ornament

Abbreviations

alūta, ae, f., orig. adj. (sc. pellis) [prob. from alumen], a kind of soft leather, prob. prepared by means of alum. Lit.: alutae tenuiter confectae, * Caes. B. G. 3, 13: nigra, Mart. 7, 35.

—Hence, That which is made of it. A shoe: nivea, Ov. A. A. 3, 271: nigra, Juv. 7, 192: rupta, Mart. 12, 26.

— A purse or pouch: tumidā superbus alutā, Juv. 14, 282.

— A patch put on the face for ornament, Ov. A. A. 3, 202.