adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.
adj
. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
adj
. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
adj
. Blood-red; bloody.
n
. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
n
. 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.
n
. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
n
. A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
n
. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
n
. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
n
. See Purpura.
n
. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
transitive v
. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
Form
Noun
How To Spell Purple
[pur-puh l]
Origin of Purple
Old English (describing the clothing of an emperor), alteration of purpre, from Latin purpura ‘purple’, from Greek porphura, denoting molluscs that yielded a crimson dye, also cloth dyed with this.