Tyrian purple

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Tyrian purple

noun Tyrian purples

countable, uncountable A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere.
countable, uncountable A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

adjective

not comparable Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

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noun dye

日本語	ティルス紫 tirusumurasaki, 貝紫 kaimurasaki
Italiano	porpora
Ελληνικά	πορφύρα porfýra
Română	purpură
Русский	пу́рпур púrpur
עברית	אַרְגָּמָן argamán

noun colour

日本語	貝紫色 kaimurasaki-iro
Italiano	porpora
Ελληνικά	πορφύρα porfýra
Română	purpură

adj colour

Italiano	porpora
Ελληνικά	πορφυρός porfyrós
Română	purpuriu

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@misc{tyrian_purple_2026,
  title = {Tyrian purple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tyrian%20purple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}