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purprine (s.xii3/4)
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purprine (s.xii3/4)

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  FEW:  purpura 9,616a Gdf:  porprin 2 6,305b GdfC: ∅ TL: porprine 7,1552 DEAF:  porpre (porprine)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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costumerobe made of crimson, purple cloth, worn to denote royal or imperial rank: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Candace fu bele [...] Estroit estoit lacee en un[e] purprine  Rom Chev ANTS 7752
( s.xii4/4; MS: s.xii4/4 )  S’il (=emperor) ui reluist en sa purprine Ne sel se demein iert vermine  S Cath barking 1647

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See also:

enpurpuré  furfuré1  purple  purpre  purprie  purprin  purpuresse 
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purprine