purpure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
adj
  1. In blazon, of the colour purple.

Pronunciation

/pəˈpjʊə/ /pɚˈpjʊɹ/ En-us-purpure.ogg

Word forms

purpure

Etymology

From Middle English purpure, from Old English purpure and Old French purpure (“purple”); both from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpura.

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