purplest

We have found lemma(root) word of purplest : purple.

Definitions


[ˈpəːpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a colour intermediate between red and blue
(e.g: the painting was mostly in shades of blue and purple)

- a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium


Phrases:
- born to the purple

Origin:
Old English purple (inflected form, 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


[ˈpəːpl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of a colour intermediate between red and blue
(e.g: a faded purple T-shirt)


Phrases:
- born to the purple

Origin:
Old English purple (inflected form, 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


[ˈpəːpl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make or become purple in colour
(e.g: Edmund's cheeks purpled)


Phrases:
- born to the purple

Origin:
Old English purple (inflected form, 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




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