"Tyrian purple" meaning in All languages combined

See Tyrian purple on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Tyrian purple (not comparable)
  1. Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Dyes, Purples Related terms: Tyre, Tyrian dye, Bolinus brandaris (alt: syn. Murex brandaris, spiny dye murex), Hexaplex trunculus (english: banded dye murex), Stramonita haemastoma (english: rock shell) Translations (colour): purpurt (Albanian), τύρινος (túrinos) (Ancient Greek), πορφυρός (porfyrós) (Greek), porpora (Italian), purpuriu (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-Tyrian_purple-en-adj-NhmqUeXn Disambiguation of Dyes: 32 39 30 Disambiguation of Purples: 40 21 38

Noun [English]

Forms: Tyrian purples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Tyrian purple (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrian purples)
  1. A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dyes, Purples
    Sense id: en-Tyrian_purple-en-noun-2kbf~Jpu Disambiguation of Dyes: 32 39 30 Disambiguation of Purples: 40 21 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 86 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 85 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 88 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 39 51 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 12 78 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 86 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 86 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 78 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 86 6
  2. A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dyes, Purples Translations (colour): purpur [masculine] (Albanian), πορφύρα (porfýra) [feminine] (Greek), porpora [masculine] (Italian), purpură (Romanian) Translations (dye): purpur [masculine] (Albanian), πορφύρα (porfýra) [feminine] (Greek), אַרְגָּמָן (argamán) [masculine] (Hebrew), porpora [feminine] (Italian), ティルス紫 (tirusumurasaki) (Japanese), purpură [feminine] (Romanian), пу́рпур (púrpur) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Tyrian_purple-en-noun-G9gpj3RM Disambiguation of Dyes: 32 39 30 Disambiguation of Purples: 40 21 38 Disambiguation of 'colour': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'dye': 12 88

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