adj, pur*pler  , pur*plest   :  of the color purple
, n 1  :  any of various colors that fall about midway between red and blue in hue  2  :  a pigment or dye that colors purple - see VISUAL PURPLE  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  peri·ople  pro·pyl 
 
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