<adj.all> a writer of empurpled literature many purple passages an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
<adj.all> golden age of imperial splendor purple tyrant regal attire treated with royal acclaim the royal carriage of a stag's head
Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the sea), purple, ? to grow dark (said of the sea), to be troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS. purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.] 1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. -- Milton.
Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are supposed to have been used for the color we call crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art, purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red predominates it is called violet, and when blue predominates, hyacinth.
2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple.
Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex. xxvi. 1.
3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth. ``He was born in the purple.'' --Gibbon.
4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}.
5. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia} (formerly {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({Basilarchia arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}.
6. (Zo["o]l.) Any shell of the genus {Purpura}.
7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}.
8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}.
Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with participles forming words of obvious signification; as, purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained, purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.
{French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}.
{Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}.
{Purple of mollusca} (Zo["o]l.), a coloring matter derived from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and from several species of Purpura, and Murex.
{To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be highborn.
Purple \Pur"ple\, a. 1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
Hide in the dust thy purple pride. --Shelley.
3. Blood-red; bloody.
May such purple tears be alway shed. --Shak.
I view a field of blood, And Tiber rolling with a purple blood. --Dryden.
{Purple bird} (Zo["o]l.), the European purple gallinule. See under {Gallinule}.
{Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.
{Purple grackle} (Zo["o]l.), the crow blackbird. See under {Crow}.
{Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.
{Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.
{Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.
Purple \Pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purpling}.] To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.
When morn Purples the east. --Milton.
Reclining soft in blissful bowers, Purpled sweet with springing flowers. -- Fenton.
In an alpine meadow flushed purple with blooming lupines, Stone gazes at a horizon of sawtoothed peaks and tries to explain her love for the land.
Some traditionally green and yellow vegetables have gone to red and yellow, including green beans with purple pods named "Royal Burgundy," a purple cauliflower named "Royal Purple," and an okra with deep red pods, simply called red okra.
Some traditionally green and yellow vegetables have gone to red and yellow, including green beans with purple pods named "Royal Burgundy," a purple cauliflower named "Royal Purple," and an okra with deep red pods, simply called red okra.
It started as faint, curved lines of red, blue, green, purple and pink light.
I used to go racing in purple and yellow check trousers and white shoes, to Goodwood.
Mr. Decker, an Arco geologist, skirts an outcropping of purple and white wildflowers and crouches near a rock face.
Little was saved except the purple monkey vitamins he won't touch.
During a recent survey of land owned by Georgia Pacific Corp. in Putnam County, company forester Phillip Parker said he found thousands of tiny purple Ixia plants on at least a dozen sites.
One person in red and one in purple rush together and bump stomachs.
And then we said, why don't we make it fun?" Sweeney defines fun as thermals in such untraditional colors as neon orange with navy trim, or emerald with purple trim.
STEP 8: Reviewing my past bicycle-buying successes I recall my first major bike: the Sears Spyder 500 10-speed my father bought me when I was 10. The big choice at the time: purple or blue?
It was dressed in a purple tank top and a lace-covered purple and turquoise skirt.
It was dressed in a purple tank top and a lace-covered purple and turquoise skirt.
Outside this drowsy town, a hodgepodge of huts, overgrown with rambling purple creepers, is all that's left of "the camp of slow death" _ once the most feared prison of Portugal's African empire.
Around the citadel's six-mile perimeter of tall brick ramparts, the water in its moats took on the purple and orange glow of the sky overhead.
Banana trees decorated with purple, orange and yellow roses and sprinkled with coconut snow stood outside the grottos, with boxed presents all around.
The most he can say about his next book is that "I'm sort of working on something." Like Harold, who used his purple crayon to draw his way in and out of many adventures.
In Marvin's sugarbush, sap tubing _ which is often green or purple _ stretches like a psychedelic clothesline as it's strung from tree to tree.
It started as faint, curved lines of mostly red, blue, green, purple and pink light.
Marlee Matlin stepped out in strapless, knee-length purple dress with a large bow at her waist.
For those of us weary of the same old fruited plains and purple mountains majesties, tourists are the best attraction around.
The exuberant purveyor of purple satin bustiers, edible panties and peekaboo bras died Saturday night at his Los Angeles home, said Morton Field, the family attorney.
Lacroix simplified a few outfits using solids only - buttercup yellows, lavender, pastels or purple.
The stamp was fashioned from a rubber shower sandal; the black ink was made royal purple by diluting it with milk.
Children born with purple birthmarks known as port-wine stains can be treated with lasers that erase their blemishes without leaving scars, a report today shows.
Up to 150 Art Deco buildings in Miami Beach are painted pink, purple, peach and periwinkle, and about half are Horowitz' designs.
A farmer proudly displayed his calloused right index finger, stained with the purple ink designed to ensure that no voter cast more than one vote.
Those who rose early enough to witness them reported seeing a shifting curtain of red or purple light with occasional vertical white streaks, moving from the northeast to the northwest and back again.
The word Future is black instead of white and the background is a brighter shade of purple.
What about bulleyana, which is said to be coarse with flowers of purple and yellow?