purple
- Proper noun. (rare) (surname, from Middle English) .
- Noun. The colour worn by an emperor or king; by extension, imperial power.
- Noun. A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
- Noun. Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- Noun. the purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Adjective. Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.
- Adjective. (US, politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in ''purple state'', ''purple city''.
- Verb. (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
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