Purpure

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈpjÊŠÉ™/
• IPA: /pɚˈpjʊɹ/

Alternative forms

Origin

From Old French purpure ("purple").

Full definition of purpure

Noun

1. (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

Adjective

1. (tincture) In blazon, of the colour purple.