purple vs strawberry

purple

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

  • 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 cardinalate. 

  • 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. 

strawberry

noun
  • A dark pinkish red colour, like that of the fruit; strawberry red. 

  • A prostitute who exchanges sexual services for crack cocaine. 

  • Something resembling a strawberry, especially a reddish bruise, birthmark, or infantile hemangioma (naevus). 

  • The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria. 

  • Any plant of the genus Fragaria (that bears such fruit). 

adj
  • Flavored with ethyl methylphenylglycidate, an artificial compound which is said to resemble the taste of strawberries. 

  • Containing or having the flavor of strawberries. 

  • Of a colour similar to the colour of strawberry-flavoured products. 

verb
  • To gather strawberries. 

  • To turn a dark pinkish-red. 

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