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purpure definition

pur·pure (pʉr′pyo̵or)

noun

Heraldry the color purple: indicated in engravings by diagonal lines downward from sinister to dexter

Etymology: ME < OE(WS): see purple

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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