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tyrian purple

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
tyr-i-an pur-ple
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tyrian purples (plural)

Phrases

Tyrian dye Bolinus brandaris Hexaplex trunculus Stramonita haemastoma

Frequently Paired Words

Tyre Tyrian dye Bolinus brandaris Hexaplex trunculus Stramonita haemastoma

Questions

What does tyrian purple mean?
A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of certain species of the family Muricidae, originally certain of those of the eastern Mediterranean, now also other species from elsewhere.

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