Purpie
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Purpie is a range o hues o colour occurrin atween reid an blue.[1][2] The Oxford Inglis Dictionary describes it as a deep, rich shade atween crimson an violet.[3]
Purpie wis the colour worn bi Roman Emperors an magistrates, an later bi Roman Catholic bishops. Syne that time, purpie haes been commonly associated wi ryalty an piety.[4]
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