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purpure

  • /pəˈpjʊə/
  • /pɚˈpjʊɹ/

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From Middle English purpure, from Old English purpure and Old French purpure (“purple”); both from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpura.

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.

adjective

  1. not comparable In blazon, of the colour purple.

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noun purple colour on a coat of arms

Españolpúrpura
Portuguêspúrpura
Françaispourpre
DeutschPurpur
Italianoporpora
Românăpurpur, purpură
Русскийпу́рпурный

adj in blazon, of the colour purple

Españolpúrpura
Portuguêspúrpura
Françaispourpre
Deutschpurpur
Italianoporpora
Românăpurpuriu
Русскийпу́рпурный púrpurnyj

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"purpure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/purpure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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purpure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/purpure

Chicago

"purpure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/purpure.

BibTeX
@misc{purpure_2026,
  title = {purpure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purpure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}