4. (adj)empurpled, over-embellished, purple excessively elaborate or showily expressed "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
5. (verb)imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal 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"
1. (adj)purple 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 purplerobe
4. (noun)purple a color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue
5. (noun)purple 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
6. (noun)purple hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; greatwealth
8. (noun)purple 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
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