purpre
English
References
- “purpre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
Adjective
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:
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