Purple \Pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Purpling}.]
To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands
purpled with blood.
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When morn
Purples the east. --Milton.
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Reclining soft in blissful bowers,
Purpled sweet with springing flowers. -- Fenton.
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