EMPURPLED

empurpled, over-embellished, purple

(adjective) excessively elaborate or showily expressed; “a writer of empurpled literature”; “many purple passages”; “an over-embellished story of the fish that got away”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

empurpled

simple past tense and past participle of empurple

Adjective

empurpled (comparative more empurpled, superlative most empurpled)

made purple, especially having a purple complexion because of rage etc.

Source: Wiktionary


EMPURPLE

Em*pur"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empurpled; p. pr. & vb. n. Empurpling.] Etym: [Pref. em- + purple. Cf. Impurple.]

Definition: To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to impurple. "The deep empurpled ran." Philips.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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