purple+(dye)

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• purple dye murex — noun a species of medium sized predatory sea snail, , which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long lasting purple dye Tyrian purple. Syn: spiny dye murex …   Wiktionary

• 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 — O.E. purpul, dissimilation (first recorded in Northumbrian, in Lindisfarne gospel) from purpure purple garment, purpuren purple, from L. purpura purple dyed cloak, purple dye, also shellfish from which purple was made, from Gk. porphyra (Cf. e… …   Etymology dictionary

• purple — [pʉr′pəl] n. [ME purpel < OE (Northumbrian) purpl( e), dissimilated var. of WS purpur( e) < L purpura, purple < Gr porphyra, shellfish yielding purple dye] 1. a dark color that is a blend of red and blue 2. Now Rare a) deep crimson b)… …   English World dictionary

• Purple Rain Protest — Also: Purple Rain Revolt, and Purple Rain Riot On September 2, 1989, four days before South Africa s racially segregated parliament held its elections, Burg Street in Cape Town rained purple. A police water cannon with purple dye was turned on… …   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 — purpleness, n. /perr peuhl/, n., purpler, purplest, adj., v., purpled, purpling. n. 1. any color having components of both red and blue, such as lavender, esp. one deep in tone. 2. cloth or clothing of this hue, esp. as formerly worn… …   Universalium

• purple — pur•ple [[t]ˈpɜr pəl[/t]] n. adj. pler, plest, 1) any color having components of both red and blue, esp. one deep in tone 2) cloth or clothing of this hue, esp. as formerly worn distinctively by persons of royal or other high rank 3) the office… …   From formal English to slang