purple

Purple is a color in between red and blue.

(noun)

A color between red and blue is an example of purple.

The definition of purple is something that is a color that combines red and blue.

(adjective)

A dress that is a color between red and blue is an example of a purple dress.

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See purple in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a dark color that is a blend of red and blue
  2. Now Rare
    1. deep crimson
    2. cloth or clothing of such color: an emblem of royalty or high rank

Origin: ME purpel < OE (Northumbrian) purpl(e), dissimilated var. of WS purpur(e) < L purpura, purple < Gr porphyra, shellfish yielding purple dye

adjective

  1. of the color purple
  2. imperial; royal
    1. ornate or elaborate in literary style: usually used pejoratively: purple prose
    2. profane or obscene: purple language

transitive verb, intransitive verb purpled, purpling

to make or become purple

See purple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red.
  2. Cloth of a color between violet and red, formerly worn as a symbol of royalty or high office.
  3. Imperial power; high rank: born to the purple.
  4. Roman Catholic Church
    a. The rank or office of a cardinal.
    b. The rank or office of a bishop.
adjective
  1. Of the color purple.
  2. Royal or imperial; regal.
  3. Elaborate and ornate: purple prose.
tr. & intr.v. pur·pled, pur·pling, pur·ples
To make or become purple.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English purpul

Origin: , from purpure, purple garment

Origin: , from Latin purpura, shellfish yielding purple dye, purple cloth, purple

Origin: , from Greek porphurā

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