visual purple
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of visual purple
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Many Germans interviewed noted how casual people became about masks and distancing after the spring’s tough measure were eased.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2020
It draws people, and it especially draws the casual people to the game.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2016
"We are casual people and enjoy our time aboard�we wanted a comfortable, elegant design."
From Time Magazine Archive
But we can't always tell it to all the casual people about us, or even to those who are closely in our lives, as for instance Jimmy is in mine.
From In the Wilderness by Hichens, Robert Smythe
There were two or three other casual people at our table; one of the Roden girls, a young guardsman and, I think, some other man whom I don't clearly remember.
From The Passionate Friends by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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