a purple color

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• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Purple of Cassius — 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),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Purple of mollusca — 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),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Purple sage — can refer to various plants. The phrase was made famous by Zane Grey s novel Riders of the Purple Sage , set in Utah (and references to it, such as the band New Riders of the Purple Sage). There is disagreement on what plant Grey referred… …   Wikipedia

• Purple — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Purple (disambiguation). Purple …   Wikipedia

• purple — I. adjective (purpler; purplest) Etymology: Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran of purple, genitive of purpure purple color, from Latin purpura, from Greek porphyra Date: before 12th century 1. regal, imperial 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Purple worm — Infobox D D creature name=Purple worm alignment= type=Magical beast subtype= source= first= mythical= based= wizards image URL=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/MM35 gallery/MM35 PG211.jpg OGL stats… …   Wikipedia

• Purple People Eaters — The Purple People Eaters was the nickname of the Minnesota Vikings football team s defensive line of the late 1960s to the late 1970s, when the Vikings played in four Super Bowls.cite web|url=http://www.vikingupdate.com/history/historyprofiles/peo… …   Wikipedia

• purple — pur·ple || pÉœrpl / pɜː n. color purple, color made by combining red and blue adj. having a purple coloring, bluish red …   English contemporary dictionary

• Purple of Cassius — Cassius Cas sius, n. [From the name of the discoverer, A. Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry.] A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• purple veil — noun : the egg raft of the angler (sense 2) consisting of a gelatinous sheet containing eggs which on hatching give it a purple color …   Useful english dictionary