Tyrian purple

English

Noun

Tyrian purple (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrian purples)

1. A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere.
2. A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

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Translations

dye

• Albanian: purpur (sq) m
• Greek: πορφύρα (el) f (porfýra)
• Hebrew: אַרְגָּמָן (he) m (argamán)
• Italian: porpora (it) f
• Japanese: ティルス紫 (tirusumurasaki)
• Romanian: purpură (ro) f
• Russian: пу́рпур (ru) m (púrpur)

colour

• Albanian: purpur (sq) m
• Greek: πορφύρα (el) f (porfýra)
• Italian: porpora (it) m
• Romanian: purpură (ro)

Adjective

Tyrian purple (not comparable)

1. Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

Translations

colour

• Albanian: purpurt (sq)
• Greek: πορφυρός (el) (porfyrós)

  Ancient Greek: τύρινος (túrinos)

• Italian: porpora (it)
• Romanian: purpuriu (ro)

Related terms

• Tyre
• Tyrian dye

See also

• Bolinus brandaris (syn. Murex brandaris, spiny dye murex)
• Hexaplex trunculus (banded dye murex)
• Stramonita haemastoma (rock shell)
• Appendix:Colors