/ˈpɜːpəl/
Translation
Having the colour you get when you mix red and blue, like a plum or some flowers.
Word origin
From Old English purpul, from Latin purpura, a purple dye from a sea snail.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- purpul
Examples
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"Purple" tells us the colour of the wall.
grapes .
Here "purple" describes the colour of the grapes.
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Here "purple" describes the colour of the sky.
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