English Explanatory Dictionary

murrey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mulberry fruit.
  2. A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules (red) and purpure (purple).
adj
  1. Of a mulberry colour.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌɹi/

Word forms

murrey murreys

Etymology

From Middle English murrey, murreye, from Middle French moré, morée, from Latin moratum, morata, from neuter and feminine respectively of moratus (“mulberry-colored”), from morum (“mulberry”) + -atus (“-ate”).

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