royal purple
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- noun
- /ˈrɔɪəl ˈpɜrpl/
:
púrpura real
- The wall was painted a beautiful shade of royal purple, evoking a sense of elegance.
He loses all of his investment in royal purple, you know, the, the dye.
- He loses all of his investment in royal purple, you know, the, the dye.
Examples
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It was a rare night—a heavy brass moon with the profile of Justinian stamped clear upon it, the sky royal purple above the refinery lights.
Fiction book (1995) -
This is a really deep purple, royal purple we have here.
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And he got this purple that was the same colour as royal purple, and he kind of went cool.
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I layer magenta, opal, and royal purple.
Fiction book (1993) -
Along with the slogan, the firm adopted a large-type silver and royal purple S&W logo.
Academic text (2001) -
I tend to think saturated, jewel tones (royal purple, forest green, dark teal, deep orange) look great on her.
Blog text (3) -
Elizabeth enters, wearing a floor-length royal purple caftan with three-quarter-length dolman sleeves and a boat neck.
Fiction book (2000) -
Royal purple was reserved for Moscow's own Baumanskaya mafia, from the neighborhood between Lefortovo Prison and the Church of the Epiphany.
Fiction book (1992) -
She wore a stunning dress in royal purple to the gala, which made her stand out among the guests.
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The fabric of the curtains was a rich royal purple, adding a regal touch to the room.
Synonyms
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1.0
A color between red and blue
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A purple color with a clear red tint
A deep purple dye from sea snails used for royal clothes
A deep purple color like the wood of a tropical tree
A deep purple color mixed with red
A color between red and purple, like ripe grapes
A color between red and purple that leans toward red
A purple color with a little red in it
Antonyms
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward composition of 'royal' (of a king or queen) + 'purple' (a color), so the meaning 'a purple shade associated with royalty' is directly derivable from the constituents. While it may refer to a particular deep/red-tinged shade historically linked to royalty, that nuance follows predictably from the modifier and would be clear to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Royal purple may come from a very old dye made from thousands of tiny sea snails; because that purple was rare and very expensive, only kings and emperors wore it. So, royal purple (literally royal + purple) now means a deep purple that shows 'royalty' and high 'status'.