purpurine
/ˈpəːpjʊrʌɪn/ /ˈpəːpjʊrɪn/Now rare
adjective
Of a purple colour or tinge, purplish; † (Heraldry ) = purpure ( obsolete ).
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Arms. From Anglo-Norman purprin, purperin and Old French, Middle French purprin (French (now rare) pourprin; also Old French purpurayn, Middle French, French purpurin) of a purple colour, purplish, also in heraldic use from purper, purpre + -in.
- the finished article
- the firing line
- (the) first among equals
- (the) first cab off the rank
- the Flat
- the Fleet
- the Flemish
- the Flood
- the fog of war
- the forbidden degrees
- the Forties
- the fortunes of war
- the Forty-five
- the fountain of youth
- the four freedoms
- the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- the four main centres
- the fourth estate
- the fourth wall
- the Free State
- the free world
- the Fringe
- the fruit of the vine
- theft
- theftuous