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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Tyrian purple (0.01006 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Tyrian purple.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Tyrian purple Tyrian purple n 1: a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically 2: a vivid purplish-red color
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tyrian purple Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, a. [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people. [1913 Webster] 2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple. [1913 Webster] The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n. [1913 Webster]

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