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purpure.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈpjʊə//pɚˈpjʊɹ/
  1. A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

adj/pəˈpjʊə//pɚˈpjʊɹ/
  1. In blazon, of the colour purple.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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