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TYRIAN PURPLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate

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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("Tyrian purple" is a kind of...):

reddish purple; royal purple (a shade of purple tinged with red)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Tyrian purple" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

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