- raisin purple
- noun
: a dark reddish purple that is redder and less strong than patriarch or amaranth
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raisin purple
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Raisin — Raisins are dried grapes. They are produced in many regions of the world, such as the United States, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, India, Iran, Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Togo, and Jamaica, as well as South Africa and… … Wikipedia
purple — Synonyms and related words: Mars violet, Tyrian purple, adorned, amethyst, amethystine, befrilled, blue, bombastic, broad, cap of dignity, cap of maintenance, clematis, colored, coronet, crown, dahlia, damson, decorated, diadem, dynastic,… … Moby Thesaurus
purple — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. & n. See color. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. purplish, purply, purpled, reddish blue, bluish red; see also red , blue 1 . Hues of purple include: lilac, violet, mauve, heliotrope, magenta, plum,… … English dictionary for students
purple gage — Plum Plum, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus}; also, the tree itself, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purple wine — noun : a variable color averaging a dark grayish purple that is bluer than raisin black and bluer and stronger than old lavender (sense 2) … Useful english dictionary
raisin black — noun : a dark grayish purple that is redder than average purple wine and redder and stronger than old lavender (sense 2) … Useful english dictionary
raisin — /ˈreɪzən / (say rayzuhn) noun 1. a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or artificially. 2. dark bluish purple. {Middle English razin, from Old French, from Latin racēmus cluster of grapes} …
auricula purple — noun : a dark reddish purple that is redder and less strong than patriarch or amaranth and redder, stronger, and slightly lighter than raisin purple … Useful english dictionary
dahlia purple — noun 1. : a dark purplish red that is bluer and duller than pansy purple or Bokhara and redder and darker than raisin 2. of textiles : a deep purple that is redder and deeper than hyacinth violet, deeper than petunia violet, and bluer and… … Useful english dictionary
indian purple — noun Usage: often capitalized I Etymology: probably from indian (II) 1 : a dark purplish red that is paler and slightly redder than pansy purple, redder and paler than raisin, bluer and paler than Bokhara, and redder and less strong than… … Useful english dictionary
