purples

purples
a) (shades of the colour)
b) swine fever or hog cholera
See Also: long purples

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  • Purples — Purple Pur ple, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the sea),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • purples — pur·ple || pÉœrpl / pɜː n. color purple, color made by combining red and blue adj. having a purple coloring, bluish red …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • long purples — noun the plant purple loosestrife There with fantastic garlands did she come / Of crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, / That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, / But our cold maids do dead mens fingers call them …   Wiktionary

  • long purples — noun plural : male orchis with fantastic garlands did she come of crow flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples Shakespeare …   Useful english dictionary

  • long-purples — longˈ purˈples noun 1. The early purple orchis 2. Purple loosestrife • • • Main Entry: ↑long …   Useful english dictionary

  • Madison High School (Richmond, Kentucky) — Infobox School name = Richmond Madison High School imagesize = 280px established = 1920 closed = 1989 type = Public city = Richmond state = KY country = USA colors = Purple and White nickname = Royal Purples song = Washington and Lee SwingMadison …   Wikipedia

  • Natural dye — Skeins of wool colored with natural plant dyes. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and …   Wikipedia

  • Purple — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Purple (disambiguation). Purple …   Wikipedia

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