"porphyrous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more porphyrous [comparative], most porphyrous [superlative]
Etymology: From porphyry + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|porphyry|ous}} porphyry + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} porphyrous (comparative more porphyrous, superlative most porphyrous)
  1. Of or crafted from porphyry.
    Sense id: en-porphyrous-en-adj-f39bLvo2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. Of purple hue, like that of porphyry. Categories (topical): Purples
    Sense id: en-porphyrous-en-adj-danIN5j3 Disambiguation of Purples: 26 74
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