Definition of "purpure"

purpure

/pəˈpjʊə/

noun
uncountable
1. (heraldry) A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
  Quotations
  Many authorities reject the authenticity of purpure as a tincture.
  1997, Brault, Early Blazon
adjective
not comparable
1. (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour purple.