tyrian purple

1. 1.

   a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically

   Broaderdye
2. 2.

   a vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate

   Broaderreddish purple

Questions about tyrian purple

What does tyrian purple mean?

tyrian purple means "a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is tyrian purple a common word?

tyrian purple is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.