purple

ˈpɜː.pl̩

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#1·11h ago

A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.

to put on the imperial purple

Origin: From , purpel, from , taken from , from , from , perhaps of origin. . The sense of "imperial power" is from the wearing of the color purple by emperors and kings. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·11h ago

(colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.

1776-1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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#3·11h ago

Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.

: He was born in the purple.

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