PURPLE
- to make the colour purple [v PURPLED, PURPLING, PURPLES] / of a colour which is a mixture between blue and red [adj PURPLER, PURPLEST]
- A color intermediate between red and blue
- Purple clothing or material
- A crimson dye obtained from some mollusks, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium
- of a color intermediate between red and blue [adj PURPLER, PURPLEST] / to make purple [v PURPLED, PURPLES, PURPLING]
- (in ancient Rome or Byzantium) Clothing of this color
- (in ancient Rome) A position of rank, authority, or privilege
- The scarlet official dress of a cardinal