purple

/pˈɝpʌl/

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Definitions

Adjective Satellite
of a color intermediate between red and blue
Adjective Satellite
excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
Adjective Satellite
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag''s head"
Noun
a purple color or pigment
Noun
of imperial status; "he was born to the purple"
Verb
become purple
Verb
color purple