Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - purple
Purple
purple
n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs. 3 a purple robe, esp. as the dress of an emperor or senior magistrate. 4 the scarlet official dress of a cardinal. 5 (prec. by the) a position of rank, authority, or privilege. --adj. of a purple colour. --v.tr. & intr. make or become purple. Phrases and idioms born in the purple 1 born into a reigning family. 2 belonging to the most privileged class. purple emperor a large butterfly, Apatura iris, with purple wings. purple heart Brit. colloq. a heart-shaped stimulant tablet, esp. of amphetamine. Purple Heart (in the US) a decoration for those wounded in action. purple passage (or patch) 1 an ornate or elaborate passage in a literary composition. 2 Austral. colloq. a piece of luck or success. Derivatives purpleness n. purplish adj. purply adj. Etymology: OE alt. f. purpure purpuran f. L purpura (as PURPURA)
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran of ~, genitive of purpure ~ color, from Latin purpura, from Greek porphyra Date: before 12th century regal, imperial, of the color ~, 3. highly rhetorical ; ornate, marked by profanity, II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. cloth dyed ~, a garment of such color, b. Tyrian ~, any of various colors that fall about midway between red and blue in hue, c. a mollusk (as of the genus Purpura) yielding a ~ dye and especially the Tyrian ~ of ancient times, a pigment or dye that colors ~, 2. imperial or regal rank or power, high rank or station, III. verb (~d; purpling) Date: 15th century transitive verb to make ~, intransitive verb to become ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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