κροκ-ωτός,ή,όν,
A. saffron-dyed, saffron-coloured, Pi. N. 1.38 .
2. asSubst.,κροκωτός(sc.χιτών),ὁ,saffron-coloured robe, worn by gay women, Ar. Th. 138 , Ec. 879 ; as an offering in temples, IG 12.386.22 , 22.1514.60 , 62 ; worn by Dionysus (or at his festivals) over theχιτών, Cratin. 38 , Ar. Ra. 46 ; by effeminate men,παρθένος δ' εἶναι δοκεῖ φορῶν κροκωτούς(prob. forκρος-) Arar. 4 , cf. Callix. 2 , Duris 12
J. , etc.: neut. pl.κροκωτά(sc.ἱμάτια)v.l. in
Ar. Lys. 44 .