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purplesome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English purple Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English purplesome From purple + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by purple (colour).
   • For my fantasy by some powerful Mysterious charm is drawn From thy statuesque pose and cowerful To Mythology's purplesome dawn! 1878, Puck, volume 3, page 7:
   • Here the Chrysanthemum, modest and true, Rivals the Rose's celestial blue, And the pale Peony's purplesome hue. 1909, Harper's Weekly, volume 53, page 20:

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