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purpure

/pəˈpjʊə/

purpure noun: a purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

Noun

purpure (uncountable)

  1. A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
    • Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.1997, Brault, Early Blazon

Adjective

purpure (not comparable)

  1. In blazon, of the colour purple.

Origin of purpure

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

Words formed from purpure

Words that rhyme with purpure

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Questions about purpure

What does purpure mean?
Purpure means a purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
What part of speech is purpure?
Purpure can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce purpure?
Purpure is pronounced /pəˈpjʊə/.

Words near purpure in the dictionary

  1. purpuras rheumatica
  2. purpurascent
  3. purpurate
  4. purpurated
  5. purpurates
  6. purpure
  7. purpureagitoside
  8. purpureaglycoside
  9. purpureal
  10. purpureocobalt
  11. purpureocobaltic

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