PURPLE vs COLORED: NOUN
- Plural See purples.
- A chromatic color between red and blue
- A purple fluid secreted by certain shell-fish, more fully called purple of Mollusca.
- A shell of the genus Purpura.
- A gastropod yielding a purple fluid for dyeing, as a murex. Holland, tr. of Pliny.
- A cardinalate: so called in allusion to the red or scarlet hat and robes worn officially by cardinals.
- 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.
- Any of a group of colors with a hue between that of violet and red.
- Cloth of a color between violet and red, formerly worn as a symbol of royalty or high office.
- The rank or office of a bishop.
- Imperial power; high rank.
- The rank or office of a cardinal.
- Hence Imperial or regal power; the office or dignity of an emperor or king.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
- A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
- To be of princely birth; to be highborn.
- See Cassius.
- Same as Cudbear.
- A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
- See Purpura.
- Any shell of the genus Purpura.
- Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) See Illust. under Ursula.
- A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
- Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
- 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 color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
- Of imperial status
- 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.
- A colored person.
- A person belonging to the Coloured population grouping, especially during apartheid.
- A person of mixed racial descent.
- A black person, especially an African American.
- A United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
- A colored article of clothing.
- Pieces of laundry that are not light in color.
PURPLE vs COLORED: ADJECTIVE
- Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
- Of the color purple.
- Royal or imperial; regal.
- Elaborate and ornate.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- The European purple gallinule. See under Gallinule.
- See Bornite.
- The crow blackbird. See under Crow.
- See under Martin.
- See under Sandpiper.
- See Ianthina.
- Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
- Excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- Of a color midway between red and blue
- Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- Having skin rich in melanin pigments
- Favoring one person or side over another
- (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- Of some other color than black or white.
- Of some other color than white; having a skin color darker than that of caucasian people; mostly applied to negroes or persons having negro blood. Opposite of white and caucasian.
- Of some other color than green.
- Having a particular color or kind of color.
- Having prominent colors; colorful.
- Influenced pervasively but subtly.
- Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well.
- Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.
- Of neither black nor white skin color.
- Distorted or biased, as by irrelevant or incorrect information.
- Of or belonging to a population grouping made up of persons of mixed racial descent or of certain other nonwhite descent, especially as distinguished during apartheid from blacks, Asians, or whites.
- Of mixed racial descent.
- Black or African-American.
- Of or belonging to a racial group not categorized as white.
- Having color.
- Of skin color other than the white, particularly black.
PURPLE vs COLORED: VERB
- Color purple
- Become purple
- Simple past tense and past participle of color.
PURPLE vs COLORED: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
- N/A
PURPLE vs COLORED: OTHER WORD TYPES
- A purple color or pigment
- (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
- To tinge or stain with purple; impart a purplish hue to.
- To become purple; assume a purplish hue.
- Of a hue or color composed of red and blue blended.
- Imperial; regal; of the conventional color of imperial robes.
- See Patersonia.
- (transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become purple.
- Having a color; dyed; tinged; painted or stained.
- Having a distinguishing hue.
- In botany, of any hue but green: as, a colored leaf.
- Having a dark or black color of the skin; black or mulatto; specifically, in the United States, belonging wholly or partly to the African race; having or partaking of the color of the negro. In census-tables, etc., the term is often used to include Indians, Chinese, etc.
- Hence— Of or pertaining to the negroes, or to persons partly of negro origin: as, the colored vote.
- Having a specious appearance; deceptive: as, a colored statement.—Colored glass. See glass.
- Not natural
- Sometimes used in combination
- Having color or a certain color
PURPLE vs COLORED: RELATED WORDS
- Empurpled, Purpurate, Rhetorical, Noble, Imperial, Majestic, Royal, Chromatic, Coloured, Regal, Embellished, Colorful, Violet, Purplish, Colored
- Black, Bronzy, Orangish, Maroon, Mauve, Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown, Multicolored, Pink, Tinted, Purple, Blue, Hued
PURPLE vs COLORED: DESCRIBE WORDS
- In color, Empurpled, Rhetorical, Noble, Imperial, Majestic, Royal, Chromatic, Coloured, Regal, Embellished, Colorful, Violet, Purplish, Colored
- Black, Bronzy, Orangish, Maroon, Mauve, Orange, Yellow, Red, Brown, Multicolored, Pink, Tinted, Purple, Blue, Hued
PURPLE vs COLORED: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- 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.
- In the menu, the DISC tab is colored blue, while the other tabs are colored white.
- Hebrew Phoenican, modern Hebrew, its Hebrew colored transliteration, interlining with the transalted colored words in English.
- The buildup of colored particles results in a clearly visible colored line, indicating a presumptive positive test result.
- Hair was colored using ashes or henna, and even colored wax was used, resulting in rather shrill hairdos.
- Black text on very light colored paper, such as pale cream or ivory colored paper, is okay, too.
- On the center of the roof is an octagonal white colored wood cupola with green colored dome.
- Likewise, our lighter colored leathers are more susceptible to picking up color transfer from pigmented materials such as colored denim.
- As an alternative to paper dots, you might try colored aquarium gravel or colored rice.
- Using this handout, they can use two different colored highlighters, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
- System for black, dark colored and light colored garments.
PURPLE vs COLORED: QUESTIONS
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