英语词汇“purpurissum”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

purpurissum

/ˌpəːpjʊˈrɪs(ə)m/

Now historical

noun

A red or purple cosmetic paint or paste used in the 16th and 17th centuries; (more usually) a red paste derived from Tyrian purple, used in ancient Greece and Rome as a pigment or cosmetic.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617), traveller and writer. From classical Latin purpurissum kind of earth dyed with Tyrian purple, used as a pigment or cosmetic (Pliny) from ancient Greek πορϕυρίζον, neuter present participle of πορϕυρίζειν to be purplish from πορϕύρα purple + -ίζειν.

单词	purpurissum
释义	purpurissum /ˌpəːpjʊˈrɪs(ə)m/ Now historical noun A red or purple cosmetic paint or paste used in the 16th and 17th centuries; (more usually) a red paste derived from Tyrian purple, used in ancient Greece and Rome as a pigment or cosmetic. Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Coryate (?1577–1617), traveller and writer. From classical Latin purpurissum kind of earth dyed with Tyrian purple, used as a pigment or cosmetic (Pliny) from ancient Greek πορϕυρίζον, neuter present participle of πορϕυρίζειν to be purplish from πορϕύρα purple + -ίζειν.
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