purple vs skin

purple

noun
  • A cardinalate. 

  • Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis). 

  • Purpura. 

  • The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana. 

  • Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk. 

  • Earcockle, a disease of wheat. 

  • A color that is a dark blend of red and blue; dark magenta. 

  • Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red. 

  • Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity. 

  • Imperial power, because the colour purple was worn by emperors and kings. 

adj
  • Completed in the fastest time so far in a given session. 

  • Extravagantly ornate, like purple prose. 

  • Mixed between social democrats and liberals. 

  • Imperial; regal. 

  • Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support. 

  • Having a colour/color that is a dark blend of red and blue. 

  • Blood-red; bloody. 

verb
  • To clothe in purple. 

  • To dye purple. 

  • To turn purple in colour. 

skin

noun
  • person, chap 

  • A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid. 

  • The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft. 

  • The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. 

  • The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. 

  • A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program. 

  • An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game. 

  • The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing. 

  • A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin. 

  • That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. 

  • A drink of whisky served hot. 

  • The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc. 

  • A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. 

  • Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts. 

  • Rolling paper for cigarettes. 

verb
  • To injure the skin of. 

  • To use tricks to go past a defender. 

  • To high five. 

  • To become covered with skin. 

  • To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human. 

  • To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially. 

  • To apply a skin to (a computer program). 

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