Persian lilac
- noun
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lila persa
- For the wedding, the bridesmaids wore dresses dyed a delicate Persian lilac shade.
Examples
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The designer selected a silk scarf in Persian lilac to complement the navy dress.
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She chose a soft Persian lilac paint to make the bedroom feel calm and airy.
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Look at that Persian lilac!
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What a lovely Persian lilac shade!
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She chose a soft Persian lilac paint to make the bedroom feel calm and airy.
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For the wedding, the bridesmaids wore dresses dyed a delicate Persian lilac shade.
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The designer selected a silk scarf in Persian lilac to complement the navy dress.
Synonyms
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A pale purple color like the flowers of a spring bush
A pale purple color like pink and blue mixed lightly
A light lavender color with a hint of deeper purple
A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone
A light purple color with a touch of blue
A pale purple color with a little blue in it
A pale blue colour with a little purple
A pale purple color with a touch of pink
A light pink color with a slight purple tint
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + color noun combination: 'lilac' names a pale purple color and 'Persian' simply indicates a variant or origin, so the overall meaning — a pale purple shade associated with the Persian lilac — is directly derivable from its parts. Adjective+color constructions like this are common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The color Persian lilac is named after the pale purple flowers of the Persian lilac plant, so people use the name to paint that same soft purple shade. That's why it means 'a pale purple'.