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royal purple

noun

  1. a deep bluish purple.


royal purple

noun

    1. a deep reddish-purple colour, sometimes approaching a strong violet
    2. ( as adjective )

      a royal-purple dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of royal purple1

First recorded in 1655–65
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Example Sentences

Hundreds of county workers clad in royal purple shirts flooded onto Temple Street on Tuesday for the announcement, ringing cow bells and swaying to Pitbull’s “I Believe That We Will Win.”

Many visitors will find the line’s soaring station halls and gleaming trains — they’re accented in royal purple and nearly three times as long as a Boeing 747 — not only convenient but also an inspiration.

Clad in Gloria Molina’s signature royal purple, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to rename downtown’s Grand Park in honor of the trailblazing politician who played an instrumental role in creating the green space.

The sky was a royal purple and dotted with fading stars, the light of day just beginning to break through.

The 10-3 shot, who won at Leicester, was the sixth runner to carry the royal purple, red and gold colours since Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September.

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