[Tyr.i.an purple] n [Tyre, maritime city of ancient Phoenicia] (ca. 1586): a crimson or purple dye that is related to indigo, obtained by the ancient Greeks and Romans from gastropod mollusks, and now made synthetically
TYRIAN PURPLE
Meaning of TYRIAN PURPLE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012