noun
- declension: 3rd declension
- gender: masculine
Definitions:
- color
- complexion
- excuse/pretext
- outward appearance/show
- pigment
- shade/tinge
- Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
- Area: All or none
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
- Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)