Purpure
Pronunciation : Pur"pure
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. purpura purple. See Purple.] (Her.)
Definition : Defn: Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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