Purple

English-Latin

purple, n.

1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
   • purpura (-ae, fem.)
2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
   • purpura (-ae, fem.)
3. Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
   • purpura (-ae, fem.)
4. A cardinalate.
   • purpura (-ae, fem.)
   • cardinalatus (-us, masc.)
5. Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Limenitis, as, the banded purple (L. arthemis).
   • limenitis (-idos, fem.)
6. Any shell of the genus Purpura.
   • purpura (-ae, fem.)

purple, adj.

1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color.
   • purpureus (-a, -um)

purple, v.

1. To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color.
   • purpuro (-are, -avi, -atum)