| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
| Definition: | blue and red colors mixed together |
| Synonyms: | amaranthine, amethyst, blue-violet, bluish red, color, heliotrope, lavender, lilac, magenta, mauve, mulberry, orchid, periwinkle, perse, plum, pomegranate, reddish blue, violaceous, violet, wine |
| Main Entry: | vintage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crop, especially of wine |
| Synonyms: | collection, epoch, era, generation, grapes, harvest, origin, wine, year |
| Main Entry: | cocktail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beverage |
| Synonyms: | aperitif, appetizer, drink, mixed drink, wine |
| Main Entry: | alcoholic beverage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alcoholic drink |
| Synonyms: | alcohol, beer, booze, cocktail, drink, hard drink, hard liquor, inebriant, intoxicant, liqueur, liquor, mixed drink, spirits, wine |
| Main Entry: | champagne |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sparkling wine |
| Synonyms: | bubbly, wine |
| Notes: | sparkling wine is the generic term for any wine that is naturally or artificially effervescent; asti spumante is artificially effervescent wine from Asti (spumante 'sparkling'), while champagne is naturally effervescent wine from Champagne |
| Main Entry: | nectar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sweet drink |
| Synonyms: | ambrosia, amrita, drink, honey, wine |
| Main Entry: | purple |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
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| Main Entry: | red |
| Part of Speech: | noun, adjective |
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blowzed, blowzy, blushing, brick, buff, burnt, carroty, cerise, cherry, coral, crimson, erubescent, ferruginous, flame, flammulated, flesh, foxy, gules, hot, hot pink, incarnadin, incarnadine, latericeous, lateritious, lurid, magenta, maroon, murrey, phenicious, poppy, puniceous, red, red as a lobster, red as a turkey, red as fire, red as scarlet, reddened, reddish, roon, rose, roseate, rubedinous, rubescent, rubicund, rubiginous, ruby, rufous, russet, rutilant, salmon, shell, sorrel, stammel, vinaceous, warm
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| Concept: | Purple. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; light; complementary colors |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
purple; blue and red, bishop's purple; aniline dyes, gridelin, amethyst; purpure; heliotrope., lividness, lividity.
-verbs
empurple.
-adjectives
purple, violet, plum-colored, lavender, lilac, puce, mauve; livid.
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