purpurescentadj.

Brit.

/ˌpəːpjᵿˈrɛsnt/, U.S.

/ˌpərp(j)əˈrɛs(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin purpura , -escent suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin purpura purple (see purpure n.) + -escent suffix. Compare post-classical Latin purpurescens (4th cent.); the equivalent classical Latin word was purpurāscēns (see purpurascent adj.). Compare earlier purpurascent adj.

rare.

= purpurascent adj.

ΚΠ

1823 in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1825) 2 9 Elytra striate, green, polished, reflecting in some lights a slight purpurescent tinge.

1860 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 11 159 Corymbosely branched from the root; stem purpurescent.

1996 A. Theroux Secondary Colors 133 Maori tattoos..are purple. As are..red wine stains on white linen, leeches, the seats in many opera houses and the purpurescent five-piastre note in Egypt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purpurescent
释义	purpurescentadj. Brit. /ˌpəːpjᵿˈrɛsnt/, U.S. /ˌpərp(j)əˈrɛs(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin purpura , -escent suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin purpura purple (see purpure n.) + -escent suffix. Compare post-classical Latin purpurescens (4th cent.); the equivalent classical Latin word was purpurāscēns (see purpurascent adj.). Compare earlier purpurascent adj. rare. = purpurascent adj. ΚΠ 1823 in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1825) 2 9 Elytra striate, green, polished, reflecting in some lights a slight purpurescent tinge. 1860 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 11 159 Corymbosely branched from the root; stem purpurescent. 1996 A. Theroux Secondary Colors 133 Maori tattoos..are purple. As are..red wine stains on white linen, leeches, the seats in many opera houses and the purpurescent five-piastre note in Egypt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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