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purpure
CIDE DICTIONARY
purpure, n. [L. purpura purple. See Purple.].
Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
purpure, n. & adj. Heraldry purple.
Etymology
OE purpure & OF purpre f. L purpura (as PURPURA)
ROGET THESAURUS
purpure
Purple
N purple, blue and red, bishop's purple, aniline dyes, gridelin, amethyst, purpure, heliotrope, lividness, lividity, purple, violet, ultraviolet, plum-colored, lavender, lilac, puce, mauve, livid.For further exploring for "purpure" in Webster Dictionary Online