perse
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9.9
- adjective
- /pɜːrs/
- Archaic
- She admired the perse hue of the evening sky as the sun set.
Examples
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Isn't that a lovely perse dress?
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The artist chose a perse shade for the background.
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The old tapestry was woven with threads of perse and gold.
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His coat, once a rich perse, had faded with time.
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She admired the perse hue of the evening sky as the sun set.
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His coat, once a rich perse, had faded with time.
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The old tapestry was woven with threads of perse and gold.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a color between red and blue like violet
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3.3
A blue color with a little purple in it
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3.2
Purple with a touch of blue
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3.0
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
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2.8
A blue color with a little purple
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4.1
A soft purple colour that is not bright
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Perse comes from the place name Persia, the same root as Persian, where people long ago made deep blue and purple dyes, so perse came to mean a 'dark blue or grayish purple'.