Definizione monolingua

purple

purple (third-person singular simple present purples, present participle purpling, simple past and past participle purpled)

1. (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
   • 1999, David Edelstein, In Nomine: Corporeal Players Guide, Steve Jackson Games, ISBN 1-55634-389-2, page 8:

     The gang leader purpled and raised his gun.

purple (plural purples)

1. The colour worn by an emperor or king; by extension, imperial power.
   • 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.29:

     The immediate successors of Augustus indulged in appalling cruelties towards senators and towards possible competitors for the purple.

2. A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.

   purple colour:

3. Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
4. the purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana
   • 2005, Tipi Paul, Wanna Smoke?: The Adventures of a Storyteller, page 14

     ""Sure, some purple Owlsley.""

   • 2010, Mark Arax, West of the West, page 221

     “Purple smoke is no joke. Especially when it is real purple. The smell, taste, and high is easily one of the best in the world. One bowl of some purple Kush, and Im done for a couple of hours.

   • 2011, Danielle Santiago, Allure of the Game, page 148

     She preferred to smoke some good purple, but getting high wasnt an option.

purple (comparative more purple, superlative most purple)

1. Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.
2. (US, politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.

Definizione dizionario purple

	porpora
	colour

	viola
	The resultant colour of the junction of the flesh-color with blue. Colour of the amethyst.

lilla

paonazzo

purpureo

violetto

Altri significati:

(intransitive) To turn purple in colour.

(US, politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in '''purple state''' , '''purple city''' .

A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.

purple colour:

Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.

Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.