purple vs sour

purple

noun
  • Purpura. 

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

  • 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 cardinalate. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To clothe in purple. 

  • To dye purple. 

  • To turn purple in colour. 

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. 

sour

noun
  • Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice. 

  • A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar. 

  • The acidic solution used in souring fabric. 

  • A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect. 

  • The sensation of a sour taste. 

adj
  • Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste. 

  • Unfortunate or unfavorable. 

  • Peevish or bad-tempered. 

  • Off-pitch, out of tune. 

  • Made rancid by fermentation, etc. 

  • Excessively acidic and thus infertile. 

  • Tasting or smelling rancid. 

  • Containing excess sulfur. 

verb
  • To make sour. 

  • To become sour. 

  • To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted. 

  • To become disenchanted. 

  • To make (soil) cold and unproductive. 

  • To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar. 

  • To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime. 

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