IMPURPLE

Etymology

Verb

impurple (third-person singular simple present impurples, present participle impurpling, simple past and past participle impurpled)

Alternative form of empurple

Anagrams

• plumpier

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pur"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impurpled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impurpling.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + purple. Cf. Empurple.]

Definition: To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to purple; as, a field impurpled with blood. Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled. Milton. The silken fleece impurpled for the loom. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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