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Chinese purple

noun

Etymology

From Chinese + purple. From being an artificial purple pigment invented by the ancient Chinese.

  1. derived from πορφύρα — “purple-fish”
  2. derived from purpura — “purple dye, shellfish”
  3. derived from purpure — “purple colour”
  4. inherited from purpul — “purple”
  5. inherited from purple
  6. compounded as chinese purple — “Chinese + purple”

Definitions

  1. An artificial purple pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂”), used…

    An artificial purple pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₂”), used in ancient China from the Western Zhou period (1045 BCE) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 CE).

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