empurplingadj.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpəːplɪŋ/,

/ɛmˈpəːplɪŋ/,

/ɪmˈpəːpl̩ɪŋ/,

/ɛmˈpəːpl̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpərp(ə)lɪŋ/,

/ɛmˈpərp(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: see empurple v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: empurple v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < empurple v. + -ing suffix².

Chiefly poetic and literary.

That makes or becomes purple (in any of the shades denoted or formerly denoted by this term: cf. purple adj. 2); that reddens.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > turning purple > [adjective]

empurpling1775

1775 W. B. Stevens Poems 12 The Lord of Heav'n ascends the Skies, And flings th'empurpling Dawn around.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. ix. 312 An empurpling and reposing hue.

1816 E. MacLachlan Metrical Effusions (ed. 2) 240 Her cheeks were flush'd with Guilt's empurpling dye.

1858 Harper's Mag. Mar. 554/1 In the shadow of vine-hills it pines and weeps, nor does the empurpling bloom or the clustering fullness bring it joy and hope.

1865 E. T. B. Bennett Song of Rivers 97 The dark empurpling stains that spread Upon her snowy dress.

1901 J. R. Young Men & Memories II. 375 The sunset gun rang out from the empurpling shadows of West Point, and the colors fluttered down the staff as we drove to the station.

1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island i. 6 The fine, empurpling dye of sunset still stained the western skies, but the moon was rising.

1996 K. S. Robinson Blue Mars 528 Then in the empurpling dusk he came on a sentence that surprised him so much he read it aloud.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	empurpling
释义	empurplingadj. Brit. /ɪmˈpəːplɪŋ/, /ɛmˈpəːplɪŋ/, /ɪmˈpəːpl̩ɪŋ/, /ɛmˈpəːpl̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpərp(ə)lɪŋ/, /ɛmˈpərp(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: see empurple v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: empurple v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < empurple v. + -ing suffix². Chiefly poetic and literary. That makes or becomes purple (in any of the shades denoted or formerly denoted by this term: cf. purple adj. 2); that reddens. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > turning purple > [adjective] empurpling1775 1775 W. B. Stevens Poems 12 The Lord of Heav'n ascends the Skies, And flings th'empurpling Dawn around. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian III. ix. 312 An empurpling and reposing hue. 1816 E. MacLachlan Metrical Effusions (ed. 2) 240 Her cheeks were flush'd with Guilt's empurpling dye. 1858 Harper's Mag. Mar. 554/1 In the shadow of vine-hills it pines and weeps, nor does the empurpling bloom or the clustering fullness bring it joy and hope. 1865 E. T. B. Bennett Song of Rivers 97 The dark empurpling stains that spread Upon her snowy dress. 1901 J. R. Young Men & Memories II. 375 The sunset gun rang out from the empurpling shadows of West Point, and the colors fluttered down the staff as we drove to the station. 1915 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Island i. 6 The fine, empurpling dye of sunset still stained the western skies, but the moon was rising. 1996 K. S. Robinson Blue Mars 528 Then in the empurpling dusk he came on a sentence that surprised him so much he read it aloud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1775
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