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Tyrian purples

Tyrian purples is the plural of Tyrian purple.

Meaning of Tyrian purple

Noun

Tyrian purple (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrian purples)

  1. A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere.
  2. A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

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Questions about Tyrian purples

What is Tyrian purples the plural of?
Tyrian purples is the plural of Tyrian purple.

Words near Tyrian purples in the dictionary

  1. tyretskite
  2. Tyrez
  3. Tyrfing
  4. Tyrian
  5. Tyrian purple
  6. Tyrian purples
  7. Tyrians
  8. tyriasis
  9. Tyrifjorden
  10. tyrindoleninone
  11. tyrindoxyl

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