purpure
Meanings
noun
- A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
adj
- In blazon, of the colour purple.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English purpure, from Old English purpure and Old French purpure (“purple”); both from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpura.
Derived words
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