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royal purple

American  

noun

  1. a deep bluish purple.


royal purple British  

noun

    1. a deep reddish-purple colour, sometimes approaching a strong violet

    2. ( as adjective )

      a royal-purple dress

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of royal purple

First recorded in 1655–65

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In the royal purple hallways, closer to the Front Man’s quarters, Gi-hun and Jung-bae have also run out of ammunition.

From Salon Dec. 27, 2024

Hundreds of county workers clad in royal purple shirts flooded onto Temple Street on Tuesday for the announcement, ringing cow bells and swaying to Pitbull’s “I Believe That We Will Win.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2024

As well as lighting beacons, Australia marked the jubilee by illuminating landmarks in royal purple.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2022

Everyone was taken aback by the gleaming royal purple fabric, and how it caught the light with white, peach blossoms hand-embroidered with silver thread.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2022

Chandeliers with Pleiades Corp’s signature color, royal purple, illuminating the faces of actors in fancy clothes, holding martini glasses and smiling as they stared out at a fake nebula.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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