mulberry
- adjective
- /ˈmʌlˌbɜri/
- For her makeup look, she chose a mulberry lipstick that added a bold pop of color to her lips.
Examples
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She painted the walls a deep mulberry shade, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in the living room.
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The dress was made from a luxurious fabric in a rich mulberry color that complemented her skin tone beautifully.
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Next, I'm going into the shade Mulberry, and I'm just running that right into my crease.
Synonyms
A deep red-purple color like the skin of a small round fruit
Compounds
A large tree with wide branches from Africa and southwest Asia that grows small edible figs
- Specialized
A tree from Asia with leaves that feed silkworms and white or pale red fruit
How Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective mulberry is named after the ripe fruit: the word comes from Latin morus and English berry, and it was used for a 'dark red-purple' shade like the berry's colour. So mulberry the colour means the deep, reddish-purple of the fruit.