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Webster 1913 Edition


Purpure

Pur′pure

,
Noun.
[L.
purpura
purple. See
Purple
.]
(Her.)
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).

Webster 1828 Edition


Purpure

PUR'PURE

,
Noun.
In heraldry, purple, represented in engraving by diagonal lines.

Definition 2024


Purpure

Purpure

See also: purpure and purpuré

German

Noun

Purpure m

  1. plural of Purpur

purpure

purpure

See also: Purpure and purpuré

English

Alternative forms

pu. or purp. in heraldic contexts.

Noun

purpure (uncountable)

  1. (heraldry): 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

Translations

Adjective

purpure

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

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

Spanish

Verb

purpure

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of purpurar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of purpurar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of purpurar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of purpurar.