purpure

Etymology

From Old French purpure (“purple”). Doublet of purple.

noun

  1. (heraldry) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
    Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture. 1997, Brault, Early Blazon
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adj

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

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