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A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a
combination of the primary colors red and blue. |
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Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;
especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority;
specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the
emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple. |
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Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor;
loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth. |
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A cardinalate. See Cardinal. |
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Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with
purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the
banded purple (B. arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula. |
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Any shell of the genus Purpura. |
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See Purpura. |
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A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle. |
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Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much
esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue
color; as, a purple robe. |
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Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an
emblem of imperial authority. |
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Blood-red; bloody. |
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To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as,
hands purpled with blood. |
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