Gladiatorial Forged violet

Latin gladiātōrius, of the gladiator — adjectival suffix, derived from gladius (short-sword). As a color modifier, gladiatorial implies a saturated-and-combative-and-bloody quality, the deep-rich color of Roman-Colosseum gladiator-arena bloody-tunic-and-shield combat-attire. Sits at the bold-and-formal end of the grid, parallel to spartan and valiant.

Old French forgier, to-forge. As a color modifier, forged implies a hand-hammered-iron quality, the visual register of blacksmith-and-armorer-forged hand-hammered-and-tempered iron-and-steel-and-bronze blacksmith-and-armorer-forged surfaces under blacksmith-and-armorer-forge bellows-and-anvil light. Sits at the modifier-and-texture end of the grid, parallel to hewn and cast in usage.

Viola odorata, the European sweet violet — small, fragrant, and the original meaning of the color name in English (the Violet of the rainbow). The color refers to a fresh sweet violet blossom in late winter: a saturated, slightly red-shifted deep blue-purple with the matte finish of small five-petaled flower. Cooler than amethyst, warmer than indigo, with the perfumed weight of a flower used in Roman garlands and Victorian eau de toilette.