purpre
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare French pourpre (“purple”).
Noun
[edit]purpre (uncountable)
Adjective
[edit]purpre (comparative more purpre, superlative most purpre)
References
[edit]- “purpre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]purpre
- purple
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 80, line 933:
- Seint Ierome seith, that wyves that been apparailled in silk and in precious purpre ne mowe nat clothen hem in Iesu Crist.
- Saint Jerome says that wives that are appareled in silk and in precious purple can not clothe themselves in Jesus Christ.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 80, line 933: