perse
adjective
of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
perse
American
[purs]
/ pɜrs /
adjective
perse
1
British
/ pɜːs /
noun
Perse
2
British
/ pɛrs, pɜːs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of perse
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English pers, from Medieval Latin persus, perhaps variant of perseus “kind of blue,” alteration of Latin Persicus “Persian”; cf. peach 1 ( def. )
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According to CBS Research Director Jay Eliasberg, the network feels that "intelligent advertisers are not interested in demographics perse but in the audience's response to their product," since most TV advertising is of mass-consumption items.
From Time Magazine Archive
Budge, The Book of Governors, i. cxvi., and Labourt, Le Christianisme dans l'empire perse, 303.
From The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 by William Holden Hutton
The water was more sombre far than perse; And we, in company with the dusky waves, Made entrance downward by a path uncouth.
From Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The second, of deeper hue than perse, was of a rough and scorched stone, cracked lengthwise and athwart.
From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Purgatory by Charles Eliot Norton
"So long may a droppe fall that it may perse a stone."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
“Reddit’s had a big year. They’ve made serious design changes to boost desktop and mobile to make it a lot more premium feeling and help brands to picture themselves advertising there,” said Perse.
From The Verge ● Nov. 20, 2018
She is the only child of a single mother, Miriam Anderson “Ann” Perse, who worked as a nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering, a cancer hospital in East Manhattan.
From The Guardian ● May 27, 2018
This James Perse henley used to cost $155, but now it costs $93.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 10, 2017
The look: Performance pieces with a stylish edge — think Patagonia by way of James Perse with a splash of Prada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2015
Among other educational establishments mention must be made of the Leys school, founded in 1875 by prominent Wesleyans for non-sectarian education, and the Perse School, an ancient foundation remodelled in 1902.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
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