purree

[ poor-ee, pur-ee ]

noun

1. Indian yellow ( defs 1, 2a ).

adjective

1. having the color Indian yellow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of purree¹

First recorded in 1850–55, purree is from the Hindi word piyūṛī

Example Sentences

The first samples of Indian Yellow, available in Bengal, Bihar, and centers of Rajput painting like Jaipur, were known by many Indian names: piuri, purrée, or gogili—a corruption of the Persian term gaugil, meaning “cow-earth.”

From The New Yorker

It comes from India under the name of purree or Indian yellow, and is used as a pigment.

From Project Gutenberg

In her catnaps she dreams of the Felines Berg�re, the Place Catalle and the Mewlin Rouge, so one day she departs for Purree in pussuit of happiness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gay Purree, an 86-minute UPAnimated cattoon, is all about Mademoiselle Mewsette, a pretty little kitty who has never seen the city.

From Time Magazine Archive

Is a pigment long employed in India under the name Purree, but has not many years been introduced generally into painting in Europe.

From Project Gutenberg