purpled

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
3. 1. ornate or elaborate in literary style: usually used pejoratively: purple prose
   2. profane or obscene: purple language

transitive verb, intransitive verb purpled, purpling