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purplest
We have found lemma(root) word of purplest : purple.
Definitions
[ˈpəːpl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a colour intermediate between red and blue
(e.g: the painting was mostly in shades of blue and purple)
- a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium
Phrases:
- born to the purple
Origin
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Old English purple (inflected form, describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this
[ˈpəːpl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of a colour intermediate between red and blue
(e.g: a faded purple T-shirt)
Phrases:
- born to the purple
Origin
:
Old English purple (inflected form, describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this
[ˈpəːpl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make or become purple in colour
(e.g: Edmund's cheeks purpled)
Phrases:
- born to the purple
Origin
:
Old English purple (inflected form, describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this
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