PURPURE

Etymology

Noun

purpure (uncountable)

(tincture) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

Adjective

purpure (not comparable)

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour purple.

Source: Wiktionary


Pur"pure, n. Etym: [L. purpura purple. See Purple.] (Her.)

Definition: Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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