Word Meaning

Meaning of purple

- A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
- 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; as, to put on the imperial purple.
- Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
- A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
- Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (B. arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula.
- Any shell of the genus Purpura.
- See Purpura.
- A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
- Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
- Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.

Crossword clue for purple

- Mixture of blue and red
- Type of colour