Webster's Dictionary 1913

9883

Purloin (2)

Pur‐loin″, v. i. To practice theft; to steal. Titus ii. 10.

9884

Purloiner

Pur‐loin″er (?), n. One who purloins. Swift.

9885

Purparty

Pur″par′ty (?), n. [OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part.] (Law) A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener. [Written...

9886

Purple

Pur″ple (?), n.; pl.Purples (#). [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. � the purple fish, a shell from the p...

9887

Purple (2)

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.2. Imperial; ...

9888

Purple (3)

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.When mornPurples the east...

9889

Purpleheart

Pur″ple‐heart′ (?), n.(Bot.) A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color, obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Copaifera (Copaifera ...

9890

Purplewood

Pur″ple‐wood′ (?), n. Same as Purpleheart.

9891

Purplish

Pur″plish (?), a. Somewhat purple. Boyle.

9892

Purport

Pur″port (?), n. [OF. purport; pur, pour, for (L. pro) + porter to bear, carry. See Port demeanor.]1. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.The whole scope and purport of t...

9893

Purport (2)

Pur″port, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Purported; p. pr. & vb. n.Purporting.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See Purport, n.] To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; — ...

9894

Purportless

Pur″port‐less, a. Without purport or meaning.

9895

Purpose

Pur″pose (?), n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See Propound.] 1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or ai...

9896

Purpose (2)

Pur″pose, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Purposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Purposing.] [OF. purposer, proposer. See Propose.] 1. To set forth; to bring forward.2. To propose, as an aim, to one's...

9897

Purpose (3)

Pur″pose, v. i. To have a purpose or intention; to discourse. Spenser.

9898

Purposedly

Pur″posed‐ly (?), adv. In a purposed manner; according to purpose or design; purposely.A poem composed purposedly of the Trojan war. Holland.

9899

Purposeful

Pur″pose‐ful (?), a. Important; material. “Purposeful accounts.” Tylor. — Pur″pose‐ful‐ly, adv.

9900

Purposeless

Pur″pose‐less, a. Having no purpose or result; objectless. Bp. Hall. — Pur″pose‐less‐ness, n.

9901

Purposely

Pur″pose‐ly, adv. With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly.In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all offensive and displeasing truths...

9902

Purposer

Pur″pos‐er (?), n. 1. One who brings forward or proposes anything; a proposer.2. One who forms a purpose; one who intends.

9903

Purposive

Pur″po‐sive (?), a. Having or indicating purpose or design. “Purposive characters.” Bastian.Purposive modification of structure in a bone. Owen.It is impossible that the frog sh...

9904

Purpre

Pur″pre (?), n. & a. Purple. Chaucer.

9905

Purpresture

Pur‐pres″ture (?), n. [Probably corrupted (see Prest) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL. purprestura. Cf. Purprise.] (Law) Wrongful encroachment upon another's proper...

9906

Purprise

Pur″prise (?), n. [OF. pourpris,fr. pourprendre to take away entirely; pour for + prendre to take.] A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. Bacon.

9907

Purpura

‖Pur″pu‐ra (?), n. [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F. purpura. See Purple.] 1. (Med.) A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin from extravasated blood, with loss of musc...

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Purpurate

Pur″pu‐rate (?), a. Of or pertaining to purpura.

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Purpurate (2)

Pur″pu‐rate, n.(Chem.) A salt of purpuric acid.