the colour between red and blue in hue
a pigment or dye that colours purple
cloth dyed purple
a mollusc yielding a purple dye, esp the Tyrian purple of ancient times: genus Purpura
a purple robe worn as an emblem of rank or authority
the red robes of a cardinal
imperial, regal, or very high rank, e.g. in the Church
He was born to the purple
[Middle English purpel, purper, from Old English purpure via Latin purpura from Greek porphyra mollusc yielding purple dye, cloth dyed with this]