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Things purple often describes ("purple ________")
- violets
- membrane
- color
- sky
- silk
- paper
- light
- fruit
- band
- border
- tint
- bruises
- heart
- satin
- veins
- velvet
- colour
- coat
- blooms
- ink
- berries
- garments
- brown
- grapes
- twilight
- wine
- shade
- curtains
- cloud
- lips
- shadows
- mist
- flower
- eyes
- pigment
- tunic
- face
- bacteria
- bruise
- hue
- petals
- asters
- flowers
- heather
- passages
- blotches
- shirt
- hair
- stripes
- violet
- orange
- cloth
- background
- suit
- spot
- robe
- blood
- ribbon
- hat
- glow
- coloration
- curtain
- gown
- iris
- finch
- sea
- discoloration
- mantle
- robes
- wings
- juice
- martins
- scarf
- patches
- prose
- streaks
- loosestrife
- bloom
- stain
- haze
- stripe
- solution
- garment
- hills
- leaves
- patch
- spots
- clouds
- cloak
- dress
- dye
- clusters
- blossoms
- mountains
- tinge
- shadow
How purple often is described ("________ purple")
- sacred
- rosy
- light
- vivid
- red
- deepest
- golden
- pinkish
- iridescent
- gorgeous
- lurid
- ugly
- colored
- dusky
- white
- coloured
- dull
- brilliant
- misty
- deep
- livid
- splendid
- angry
- pink
- dim
- blackish
- grayish
- ruddy
- regal
- darker
- warm
- famous
- black
- glossy
- spotted
- yellow
- metallic
- striped
- faint
- pale
- reddish
- gray
- mottled
- sombre
- deeper
- delicate
- velvety
- brown
- green
- lilac
- visual
- greenish
- brownish
- royal
- darkest
- intense
- beautiful
- dirty
- fine
- imperial
- bright
- tyrian
- stained
- crimson
- cresol
- pure
- dyed
- rich
- richest
- blue
- dark
- grey
- soft
- roman
- bluish
- lovely
