purpure

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/pəˈpjʊə/
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/pəˈpjʊə/ · /pɚˈpjʊɹ/

Definition of purpure

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
    “Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
    “Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)In blazon, of the colour purple.

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Etymology

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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