COLOURED vs PURPLE: NOUN
- (sometimes derogatory) A person who is not white.
- 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.
- A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
- Of imperial status
- A chromatic color between red and blue
- Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
- Any shell of the genus Purpura.
- See Purpura.
- A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
- Same as Cudbear.
- See Cassius.
- A coloring matter derived from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and from several species of Purpura, and Murex.
- To be of princely birth; to be highborn.
- A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
- Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
- A cardinalate: so called in allusion to the red or scarlet hat and robes worn officially by cardinals.
- Hence Imperial or regal power; the office or dignity of an emperor or king.
- A cloth robe, dress, or mantle of this hue, formerly the distinguishing dress of emperors, kings, or princes: as, to wear the purple.
- Of the various colors called purple at any time, the Tyrian dye (which was properly a crimson) was anciently the most celebrated. This color was produced from an animal juice found in a shell-fish called murex or conchylium by the ancients. See Purpura, 2.
- A color formed by the mixture of blue and red, including the violet of the spectrum above wave-length 0.417 micron, which is nearly a violet-blue, and extending to but not including crimson.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- A shell of the genus Purpura.
- A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
- The rank or office of a bishop.
- The rank or office of a cardinal.
- Imperial power; high rank.
- Cloth of a color between violet and red, formerly worn as a symbol of royalty or high office.
- Any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red.
- A purple fluid secreted by certain shell-fish, more fully called purple of Mollusca.
- A gastropod yielding a purple fluid for dyeing, as a murex. Holland, tr. of Pliny.
- Plural See purples.
COLOURED vs PURPLE: ADJECTIVE
- Having skin rich in melanin pigments
- (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- Favoring one person or side over another
- Of neither black nor white skin colour.
- Of skin colour other than the white, particularly black.
- Influenced pervasively but subtly
- Having prominent colours; colourful
- Having a particular colour or kind of colour
- Same as colored.
- Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
- Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
- Elaborate and ornate.
- Royal or imperial; regal.
- Of the color purple.
- Excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- Of a color midway between red and blue
- Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- Blood-red; bloody.
- The European purple gallinule. See under Gallinule.
- See Bornite.
- The crow blackbird. See under Crow.
- See Ianthina.
- See under Martin.
- See under Sandpiper.
COLOURED vs PURPLE: VERB
- Simple past tense and past participle of colour.
- Become purple
- Color purple
COLOURED vs PURPLE: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
COLOURED vs PURPLE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Not natural
- Sometimes used in combination
- Having color or a certain color
- See Patersonia.
- Imperial; regal; of the conventional color of imperial robes.
- Of a hue or color composed of red and blue blended.
- To become purple; assume a purplish hue.
- To tinge or stain with purple; impart a purplish hue to.
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- A color between red and blue
- Of a color intermediate between red and blue
- A purple color or pigment
- (transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become purple.
COLOURED vs PURPLE: RELATED WORDS
- Crimson, Colorful, Monochrome, Gingery, Blue, Purple, Red, Varicolored, Colored, Polychromatic, Bicolor, Multicolor, Multicolored, Bicolored, Multicoloured
- Empurpled, Purpurate, Rhetorical, Noble, Imperial, Majestic, Royal, Chromatic, Coloured, Regal, Embellished, Colorful, Violet, Purplish, Colored
COLOURED vs PURPLE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Crimson, Colorful, Monochrome, Gingery, Blue, Purple, Red, Varicolored, Colored, Polychromatic, Bicolor, Multicolor, Multicolored, Bicolored, Multicoloured
- In color, Empurpled, Rhetorical, Noble, Imperial, Majestic, Royal, Chromatic, Coloured, Regal, Embellished, Colorful, Violet, Purplish, Colored
COLOURED vs PURPLE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- External activities are coloured orange while internal are coloured green.
- Scientists have found that dark coloured objects become warmer than light coloured objects in the Sun.
- Dark coloured soils absorb more radiant heat than light coloured soils.
- The wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal marked L or coloured RED.
- Arriving at Coloured Canyon, explore the marvelous Coloured Canyon and its magnificent scenery.
- DPPH is a purple coloured stable free radical, which on reduction gives yellow coloured diphenyl picryl hydrazine compound.
- It is the largest sized terrapin, known by brown or olive coloured carapace and yellow coloured plastron.
- Both coloured overlays and coloured lenses can improve reading fluency, but their optimal chromaticities differ.
- Coloured Sills Here we have Coloured power coated window sill in Black and Ivory.
- White on the outside with coloured handle and coloured inside.
- Among the popular purple gemstones is the purple diamond.
- Purple Slime boss drops the Purple Slime Staff, though he appears to be holding no weapon in battle.
- If a plant inherited a purple allele from one of its parents, it would be purple.
- Purple Get a free Purple pillow with the purchase of a mattress.
- Royal Purple and the Color Purple for Oil Filters are registered trademarks of Calumet Branded Products, LLC.
- Put purple lilies on your grave and a purple rock too.
- Purple boards, purple cloth spine stamped in gold.
- Quote, purple background, purple sky, vaporwave, golden aesthetics.
- Still have my Purple Rain promo on purple vinyl.
- Choose between the Purple mattress, Purple Hybrid or Purple Hybrid Premier, or save even bigger by going for a bundle.
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