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Alternative forms
:pu. or purp. in heraldic contexts.
Etymology
From Old French purpure "purple".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�p�pju��/
IPA|/�p�pjuɹ/

Noun
purpure

#tincture: A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
#:* 1997: Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture. — Brault, Early Blazon

Translations

Bosnian: grimizna#Bosnian|grimizna f
Croatian: grimizna#Croatian|grimizna f
German: Purpur
mid
Romanian: purpur or purpur�
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: г�имизна#Serbian|г�имизна f
:Latin: grimizna#Serbian|grimizna f

Adjective
purpure

#tincture: In blazon, of the colour purple.

Translations

Bosnian: grimizna#Bosnian|grimizna f
Croatian: grimizna#Croatian|grimizna f
Dutch: purper
French: pourpre
German: Purpur
Hungarian: bíbor
Italian: porpora
Polish: purpurowy
mid
Portuguese: púrpura
Romanian: purpuriu
Russian: п��п��н�й
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: г�имизна#Serbian|г�имизна f
:Latin: grimizna#Serbian|grimizna f
Spanish: púrpura
Swedish: purpur

See also
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Colors
Category:Purples

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