01 a. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
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1.
Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
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2.
Being of the color called Tyrian purple.“The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye.” — Pope.
Phrases & compounds
Tyrian purple —
a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.