purpure
/ˈpəːpjʊə
/noun [mass noun]
Purple, as a heraldic tincture.Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture....
- The actual arms of Baden red on gold were thus replaced by gold on purpure.
Origin
Old English (in the sense 'purple garment'), from Latin purpura (see purpura), reinforced by Old French purpre and influenced by words ending in -ure.
- strigose
- strikable
- strike
- strike a balance
- strike a blow for (or against)
- strike a blow for (or at/against)
- strike a chord
- strike a discordant note
- strike a light
- strike an attitude (or pose)
- strike at the root (or roots) of
- strike back
- strike-break
- strike-breaker
- strike force
- strike gold
- strike hands
- strike home
- strike in
- strike (it) lucky
- strike it rich
- strike me lucky (or pink)
- strike (or hit) a false note
- strike (or hit) the right (or wrong) note
- strike (or sound) a note of