purpel

Alternative forms

• (noun): purple, purpul(le), pourpul, purpalle, porpel
• (adjective): purple, purpul(le), porpil(le), porpul, purpre

Etymology

From Old English purpel, purpul, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpurpəl/, /ˈpurpul/

Noun

purpel (uncountable)

1. purple fabric, especially an article of clothing
2. purple, violet, crimson (colour)
3. (heraldry) purple as a tincture
4. (medicine, rare) A purple wound or sore.

Adjective

purpel

1. purple-coloured
2. Dyed using a purple dye or pigment
3. (heraldry) Of purple as a tincture

See also