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Purplish-red   /pˈərplɪʃ-rɛd/   Listen
Purplish-red

noun
1.
A red with a tinge of purple.  Synonym: purplish red.






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"Purplish-red" Quotes from Famous Books



... could not bring her mind to do, since the old wretched dreams and imaginations seemed to cling to the garment and desecrate it for this. She wore instead a sober gown of a satin sheen with the rich purplish-red hue of a plum, which set off the dark bloom of her face by suggestion rather than contrast; but all the boy Richard noted of her costume was his little gold pencil slung on the long ...
— Madelon - A Novel • Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

... inclined to orange red or brownish red—and the latter is especially true when the stone is seen against the light (by transmitted light). Its color then resembles that of a solution of "iron" such as is given as medicine. The so-called "almandine" garnets (those of purplish-red tint) do not equal the true ruby in brightness of color and when held up to the light show more prismatic colors than the true ruby, owing to the greater dispersion of garnet. The color also lacks variety (owing to lack of dichroism). While a fine garnet may make a fair-looking ...
— A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public • Frank Bertram Wade



Words linked to "Purplish-red" :   chromatic, maroon, redness, magenta, red, fuschia



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