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Tyrian purple

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Tyr·i·an purple  (tr-n)
n.
A reddish dyestuff obtained from the bodies of certain mollusks of the genus Murex and highly prized in ancient times.
[After Tyre.]
Tyrian purple
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a deep purple dye obtained from molluscs of the genus Murex and highly prized in antiquity
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a vivid purplish-red colour
b.  (as adjective) a Tyrian-purple robe Sometimes shortened to Tyrian
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Tyrian purpleTyrian purple - a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically
dye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
2.Tyrian purpleTyrian purple - a vivid purplish-red color          
reddish purple, royal purple - a shade of purple tinged with red


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Nor were their ornaments like those in use to-day, set off by Tyrian purple, and silk tortured in endless fashions, but the wreathed leaves of the green dock and ivy, wherewith they went as bravely and becomingly decked as our Court dames with all the rare and far-fetched artifices that idle curiosity has taught them.
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