perse
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9.9
A dark blue-purple cloth or dye like the evening sky
- noun
- /pɜːrs/
- Archaic
:
púrpura
- The artist mixed blue and gray to achieve the perfect shade of perse for her landscape.
Examples
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The painter used a rich perse dye to create a stunning backdrop for the portrait.
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Today we're going to be studying about the perse cution of the Jewish people.
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♫ Quanto sonno agiu perse per te.
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She chose a perse fabric to complement the elegant décor of the room.
Synonyms
royal blue
vsperse
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3.1
A deep blue color with a purple tint
is darker and more grayish purple than vivid deep blue
purplish blue
vsperse
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2.8
A blue color with a little purple
leans more toward dark or grayish purple rather than just a blue tint
violet-purple
vsperse
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3.2
A color between violet and purple
is darker and bluer and often has a grayer tone than that intermediate shade
Antonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
Perse as a noun first meant the cloth or dye from Persia, so it now refers both to a 'dark blue or grayish purple' and to fabric or dye of that color.