| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| purred | imp. & past participle | of Pur |
| purana | noun | One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction, and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are eighteen in number, and there are the same number of supplementary books called Upa Puranas. |
| purdah | noun | A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains. |
| purely | adverb | In a pure manner (in any sense of the adjective)., Nicely; prettily. |
| purfle | verb t. | To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white., To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings., Alt. of Purflew |
| purged | imp. & past participle | of Purge |
| purger | noun | One who, or that which, purges or cleanses; especially, a cathartic medicine. |
| purify | verb t. | To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture, or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the blood; to purify the air., Hence, in figurative uses: (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify the heart., To free from ceremonial or legal defilement., To free from improprieties or barbarisms; as, to purify a language., To grow or become pure or clear. |
| purism | noun | Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity. |
| purist | noun | One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language., One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek. |
| purity | noun | The condition of being pure., freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as, the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals., Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt., Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence; chastity; as, purity of heart or of life., Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views., Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or improper words or phrases; as, purity of style. |
| purled | imp. & past participle | of Purl |
| purlin | noun | Alt. of Purline |
| purple | noun | A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue., Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to put on the imperial purple., Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth., A cardinalate. See Cardinal., Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the banded purple (B. arthemis). See Illust. under Ursula., Any shell of the genus Purpura., See Purpura., A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle., 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., Imperial; regal; — so called from the color having been an emblem of imperial authority., Blood-red; bloody., To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood. |
| purpre | noun & adjective | Purple. |
| purree | noun | A yellow coloring matter. See Euxanthin. |
| pursed | imp. & past participle | of Purse |
| purser | noun | A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; — now called paymaster., A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc., Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. |
| purset | noun | A purse or purse net. |
| pursue | verb t. | To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare., To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law., To proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route; the administration pursued a wise course., To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue., To follow as an example; to imitate., To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account., To go in pursuit; to follow., To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue., To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor. |
| purvey | verb t. | To furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions, or the like., To procure; to get., To purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision., To pander; — with to. |