Purple vs. Maroon
Purplenoun
A colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta.
Purplenoun
Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
Purplenoun
(by extension) Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings.
Purplenoun
Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
Purplenoun
The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
Purplenoun
(medicine) Purpura.
Purplenoun
Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
Purplenoun
Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
Purplenoun
A cardinalate.
Purpleadjective
Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue.
Purpleadjective
Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support, as in purple state, purple city.
Purpleadjective
(in Netherlands and Belgium) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
Purpleadjective
Imperial; regal.
Purpleadjective
Blood-red; bloody.
Purpleadjective
(of language) Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
Purpleverb
(intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
Purpleverb
(transitive) To dye purple.
Purpleverb
(transitive) To clothe in purple.
Purplenoun
A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue.
Purplenoun
Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple.
Purplenoun
Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth.
Purplenoun
A cardinalate. See Cardinal.
Purplenoun
Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (Basilarchia arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula.
Purplenoun
Any shell of the genus Purpura.
Purplenoun
See Purpura.
Purplenoun
A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.
Purpleadjective
Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
Purpleadjective
Imperial; regal; - so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority.
Purpleadjective
Blood-red; bloody.
Purpleverb
To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.
Purplenoun
a chromatic color between red and blue
Purplenoun
of imperial status;
Purpleverb
become purple
Purpleverb
color purple
Purpleadjective
of a color midway between red and blue
Purpleadjective
excessively elaborate or showily expressed;
Purpleadjective
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler;
Purplenoun
a colour intermediate between red and blue
Purplenoun
purple clothing or material.
Purplenoun
a crimson dye obtained from some molluscs, formerly used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior magistrate in ancient Rome or Byzantium.
Purplenoun
(in ancient Rome or Byzantium) clothing made from fabric dyed with Tyrian purple.
Purplenoun
(in ancient Rome) a position of rank, authority, or privilege
Purplenoun
the scarlet official dress of a cardinal.
Purpleadjective
of a colour intermediate between red and blue
Purpleverb
make or become purple in colour
Purple
Purple may refer to any of a variety of colors with hue between red and blue. However, the meaning of the color term purple differs even among native speakers of English, for example when comparing speakers from the United Kingdom with those from the United States )..
Maroonnoun
An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves.
Maroonnoun
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
Maroonnoun
A dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
Maroonnoun
(nautical) A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
Maroonnoun
An idiot; a fool.
Maroonadjective
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
Maroonadjective
Of a maroon color
Maroonverb
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island.
Maroonnoun
In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
Maroonnoun
A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
Maroonnoun
An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
Maroonverb
To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
Maroonadjective
Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon.
Maroonnoun
a person who is stranded (as on an island);
Maroonnoun
a dark purplish red to dark brownish red
Maroonnoun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Maroonverb
leave stranded or isolated withe little hope og rescue;
Maroonverb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources;
Maroonadjective
dark brownish to purplish red
Maroonadjective
of a brownish-red colour
Maroonnoun
a member of any of various communities in parts of the Caribbean who were originally descended from escaped slaves. In the 18th century Jamaican Maroons fought two wars against the British, both of which ended with treaties affirming the independence of the Maroons.
Maroonverb
leave (someone) trapped and alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island
Maroon
Maroon (US/UK mə-ROON, Australia mə-ROHN) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. is also one of the French translations for .
