(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Something that is ~ is of a reddish-blue colour.
She wore ~ and green silk.
...sinister dark greens and ~s.
COLOUR
2.
Purple prose or a ~ patch is a piece of writing that contains very elaborate language or images.
...passages of ~ prose describing intense experiences.
ADJ: usu ADJ n