[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

purple \pur"ple\, a.
   1. exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much
      esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or
      red and blue color; as, a purple robe.
      1913 webster

   2. imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been
      an emblem of imperial authority.
      1913 webster

            hide in the dust thy purple pride.    --shelley.
      1913 webster

   3. blood-red; bloody.
      1913 webster

            may such purple tears be alway shed.  --shak.
      1913 webster

            i view a field of blood,
            and tiber rolling with a purple blood. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   purple bird zool., the european purple gallinule. see
      under gallinule.

   purple copper ore. min. see bornite.

   purple grackle zool., the crow blackbird. see under
      crow.

   purple martin. see under martin.

   purple sandpiper. see under sandpiper.

   purple shell. see ianthina.
      1913 webster
see also:
purple bird gallinule purple copper ore bornite purple grackle crow 
purple martin martin purple sandpiper sandpiper purple shell 
ianthina 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

martin \mar"tin\, n. f. martin, from the proper name martin.
   cf. martlet. zool.
   one of several species of swallows, usually having the tail
   less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.
   written also marten.
   1913 webster

   note: the american purple martin, or bee martin progne
         subis or progne purpurea, and the european house
         martin, or window martin hirundo urbica or
         chelidon urbica, are the best known species.
         1913 webster

   bank martin.
   a the bank swallow. see under bank.
   b the fairy martin. see under fairy.

   bee martin.
   a the purple martin.
   b the kingbird.

   sand martin, the bank swallow.
      1913 webster
see also:
martlet marten purple martin bee martin progne subis progne purpurea 
house martin window martin hirundo urbica chelidon urbica bank martin 
bank fairy bee martin sand martin 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

purple martin
     n : large north american martin of which the male is blue-black
         syn: progne subis
see also:
progne subis 

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