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Purple
ˈpəːpl
Purple definitions
noun
purple
purples
- a colour intermediate between red and blue
"the painting was mostly in shades of blue and purple"
- purple clothing or material
- a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium
- (in ancient Rome or Byzantium) clothing made from fabric dyed with Tyrian purple
- (in ancient Rome) a position of rank, authority, or privilege
"he was too young to assume the purple"
- the scarlet official dress of a cardinal
adjective
purple
purpler
purplest
- of a colour intermediate between red and blue
"a faded purple T-shirt"
verb
purple
purpled
purples
purpling
- make or become purple in colour
"Edmund's cheeks purpled"