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tyrian purple
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Tyrian purple
(gcide) | Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, a. [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
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2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple.
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The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye.
--Pope.
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Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a celebrated purple dye
prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially
Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple,
n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.
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tyrian purple
(wn) | Tyrian purple
n 1: a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or
made synthetically
2: a vivid purplish-red color |
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Tyrian purple
(gcide) | Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, a. [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr. ?.]
1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
[1913 Webster]
2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple.
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The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a celebrated purple dye
prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially
Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple,
n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.
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