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perse
[ purs ]
adjective
- of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
Perse
1/ pɜːs; pɛrs /
noun
- PerseSaint-John18871975MFrenchWRITING: poet Saint-John (ˈsɪndʒən), real name Alexis Saint-Léger . 1887–1975, French poet, born in Guadeloupe. His works include Anabase (1922) and Chronique (1960). Nobel prize for literature 1960
perse
2/ pɜːs /
noun
- a dark greyish-blue colour
- ( as adjective )
perse cloth
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Example Sentences
M. de Blocqueville, a perfect French gentleman, had come to la belle Perse in search of adventures.
Here dwelt a beautiful enchantress called Circe, daughter of the sun-god and the sea-nymph Perse.
Now Michael Perse had got an hatchet, wherewith I saw him strike one of them, that he lay sprawling in the sea.
Circe was the daughter of Sol and Perse, and was celebrated for her skill in magic.
Tullis had long since ceased to be a welcome visitor in the home of the Duke of Perse.
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