Tyrian purple
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English
Noun
Tyrian purple (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrian purples)
- 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.
- A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.
- Tyrian purple:
Translations
dye
colour
Adjective
Tyrian purple (not comparable)
- Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.
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colour