purple

[US]/'pɜːp(ə)l/
[UK]/'pɝpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having a color between red and blue
n. a color intermediate between red and blue

Phrases & Collocations

deep purple

purple flowers

dark purple

purple soil

purple flower

purple red

light purple

pale purple

purple membrane

purple heart

red purple

purple light

Example Sentences

purple passage, purple patch

a spotty purple flower.

an exotic purple bird

There is a purple airway in London Airport.

a gay profusion of purple and pink sweet peas.

a faded purple T-shirt.

a field splashed with purple clover.

He has a taste for purple prose.

How beautiful the purple flower is!

The priest wore a purple vestment to conduct the funeral services.

purple flowers are the most attractive to the apian mind.

some bacterial structures take on a purple coloration.

dark fruit that would leave purple stains on the table napkins.

the twilight relieving in purple masses the foliage of the island.

the Speaker vested him with a rich purple robe.

Hang it with vair and purple dyes;

Hang it with 4)vair and purple dyes;

You look very fetching in that hat with the purple dress.

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