TYRIAN PURPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tyrian purple mean? 

• TYRIAN PURPLE (noun)
  The noun TYRIAN PURPLE has 2 senses:

1. a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically

2. a vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate

  Familiarity information: TYRIAN PURPLE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TYRIAN PURPLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Tyrian purple" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("Tyrian purple" is a kind of...):

reddish purple; royal purple (a shade of purple tinged with red)