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purplish, a.|ˈpɜːplɪʃ|
[f. purple a. + -ish1.]
Somewhat purple; tinged with purple.
1562Turner Herbal ii. 54 Mint..hath in y⊇ top of the stalkes a purplishe flour. 1608Topsell Serpents (1658) 665 These Caterpillers are blackish-red, with spots or streaks going overthwart their sides, being half white, and half purpelish. 1800tr. Lagrange's Chem. II. 137 If you put a piece of gold between two cards and expose it to a strong electric shock, you will obtain it in the state of a purplish oxide. 1886Century Mag. XXXII. 274/1 The eggs..are greenish blue, with faint brown or purplish markings.
b. Qualifying adjs. and ns. of colour.
1766Compl. Farmer s.v. Service-tree, The branches, while young, have a purplish brown bark. 1828Sir W. J. Hooker J. E. Smith's Eng. Flora II. 14 Seed purplish-black. 1848Chambers' Inform. People I. 368/1 Amethyst is a pure rock-crystal, of a purplish-violet colour. 1882Garden 27 May 366/1 Spikes of purplish green flowers. |