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Purple
Purple
n.
A
color
formed
by, or
resembling
that
formed
by, a
combination
of
the
primary
colors
red
and
blue
.
Purple
n.
Cloth
dyed
a
purple
color
, or a
garment
of
such
color
;
especially
, a
purple
robe
,
worn
as an
emblem
of
rank
or
authority
;
specifically
,
the
purple
rode
or
mantle
worn
by
Roman
emperors
as
the
emblem
of
imperial
dignity
; as, to
put
on
the
imperial
purple
.
Purple
n.
Hence
:
Imperial
sovereignty
;
royal
rank
,
dignity
, or
favor
;
loosely
and
colloquially
,
any
exalted
station
;
great
wealth
.
Purple
n.
A
cardinalate
.
See
Cardinal
.
Purple
n.
Any
species
of
large
butterflies
,
usually
marked
with
purple
or
blue
, of
the
genus
Basilarchia
(
formerly
Limenitis
) as,
the
banded
purple
(B.
arthemis
).
See
Illust
.
under
Ursula
.
Purple
n.
Any
shell
of
the
genus
Purpura
.
Purple
n.
See
Purpura
.
Purple
n.
A
disease
of
wheat
.
Same
as
Earcockle
.
Purple
a.
Exhibiting
or
possessing
the
color
called
purple
,
much
esteemed
for
its
richness
and
beauty
; of a
deep
red
, or
red
and
blue
color
; as, a
purple
robe
.
Purple
a.
Imperial
;
regal
;
so
called
from
the
color
having
been
an
emblem
of
imperial
authority
.
Purple
a.
Blood
-
red
;
bloody
.
Purple
v. t.
To
make
purple
; to
dye
of
purple
or
deep
red
color
; as,
hands
purpled
with
blood
.
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