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purpure

noun
/pəˈpjʊə/

Etymology

From Middle English purpure, from Old English purpure and Old French purpure (“purple”); both from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpura.

  1. derived from purpura
  2. derived from purpure — “purple”
  3. inherited from purpure
  4. inherited from purpure

Definitions

  1. A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45…

    A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

    • Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.

  2. In blazon, of the colour purple.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA