noun
a purple color or pigment
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noun
(in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
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the purple
Examples
- he was born to the purple
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal
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the purple
Examples
- so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
verb
color purple
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adjective
of a color intermediate between red and blue
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adjective
excessively elaborate or showily expressed
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Examples
- a writer of empurpled literature
- many purple passages
- an over-embellished story of the fish that got away
adjective
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
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Examples
- golden age of imperial splendor
- purple tyrant
- regal attire
- treated with royal acclaim
- the royal carriage of a stag's head