purples Meaning & Definition
What Does Purples Mean?
As a noun, purples means plural of purple. It is also used to mean Swine fever or hog cholera. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of purple. As a verb, it means To turn purple in colour.
Purples Definition (Noun)
- plural of purple
- Swine fever or hog cholera.
- Earcockle.
- Purpura.
- An early purple-flowered orchid.
Purples as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of purple
Noun
- A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
to put on the imperial purple
- (by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
the banded purple
- A cardinalate.
Verb
- To turn purple in colour.
- To dye purple.
- To clothe in purple.
Noun
- A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.
Synonyms of Purples
Purples synonyms and antonyms →Purples in a Sentence
to put on the imperial purple
the banded purple
Word Forms & Grammar
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