purpure

[ pur-pyoor ]

/ ˈpɜr pyʊər /

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noun

the tincture or color purple.

adjective

of the tincture or color purple.

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Origin of purpure

before 900; Middle English, Old English <Latin purpurapurple

Words nearby purpure

purpura annularis telangiectodes, purpura fulminans, purpura hemorrhagica, purpura senilis, purpura simplex, purpure, purpuric, purpurin, purpurinuria, purr, purree

How to use purpure in a sentence

Supporters—Two angels vested purpure, winged and crined or, each holding in the exterior hand a key or.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie
Arms—Purpure, two flanches ermine, on a chief sable a moon in her complement argent.
The Vanity Girl|Compton Mackenzie
Again, ‘Purpure, a wolf argent’ would mean “a wrangler with a peaceable disposition!!”
The Curiosities of Heraldry|Mark Antony Lower
The exact tint of murrey is between gules and purpure; and tenn is an orange-tawny colour.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

For Purpure:—mix carmine and French blue, with a little gum: shade with a darker tint of the same.
The Handbook to English Heraldry|Charles Boutell

British Dictionary definitions for purpure

purpure

/ (ˈpɜːpjʊə) /

noun, adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry purple

Word Origin for purpure

Old English from Latin purpura purple

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