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Tyrian purple

noun

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

A vivid purplish-red color.

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"Tyrian purple" Quotes from Famous Books

... of the finest rosewood, inlaid with tortoiseshell and ivory and brass, strewed with the richest tapestries, and piled with cushions glowing with splendid needlework. And over all, upheld by richly moulded shafts of Corinthian bronze, was a canopy of Tyrian purple, tasselled and fringed ...

— The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) • Henry William Herbert

Words linked to "Tyrian purple" : dye, dyestuff, reddish purple, royal purple