INDIAN PURPLE


Meaning of INDIAN PURPLE in English

noun

Usage: often capitalized I

Etymology: probably from indian (II) 1

: a dark purplish red that is paler and slightly redder than pansy purple, redder and paler than raisin, bluer and paler than Bokhara, and redder and less strong than Schoenfeld's purple

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