purple

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purple  /ˈpɜr pəl/ ? Meaning of "purple"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a purple color or pigment
  2. (n) of imperial status
  3. (v) become purple
  4. (v) color purple
  5. (adj) of a color intermediate between red and blue
  6. (adj) excessively elaborate or showily expressed
  7. (adj) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

Synonym(s)

empurple, purpurate, purplish, violet, imperial, majestic

Derived Word(s)

purpleness, purpurate

Usage(s):

  1. Their faces were hidden by purple cloths, shrouds the purple of Christian penance.
  2. Miuccia Prada planted the seeds in her spring 2007 collection, sending down the runway two satin dresses the moody purple-blue of Van Gogh's irises.
  3. Bianchi, however, insists that Drank, despite its purple can and name, is not referring to purple drank.

Quotes

  1. "It was a great season for our team. Great for the people of the state of Minnesota to look at a team like that compete and, among other things, watch No. 4 compete in purple," Childress said.
    on Jan 25, 2010 By: Brad Childress Source: ESPN

  2. "The purple fingers have come back to build Iraq again," said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in a nationwide address shortly after the polls closed - referring to the ink used to identify those who cast ballots.
    on Jan 30, 2009 By: Nouri al-Maliki Source: International Herald Tribune

  3. "All of you know that I have always, and will always bleed purple," Yang wrote Monday memo to employees, referring to the company's official color.
    on Nov 18, 2008 By: Jerry Yang Source: Boston Globe (registration)

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