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Purple of Cassius
Purple Pur"ple, n.; pl. Purples. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF. purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish, purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the sea), purple, ? to grow dark (said of the sea), to be troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS. purpure. Cf. Porphyry, Purpure.] 1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue. Arraying with reflected purple and gold The clouds that on his western throne attend. -- Milton. Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are supposed to have been used for the color we call crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art, purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red predominates it is called violet, and when blue predominates, hyacinth. 2. 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. Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex. xxvi. 1. 3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station; great wealth. ``He was born in the purple.' --Gibbon. 4. A cardinalate. See Cardinal. 5. (Zo["o]l.) 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. 6. (Zo["o]l.) Any shell of the genus Purpura. 7. pl.(Med.) See Purpura. 8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle. Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with participles forming words of obvious signification; as, purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained, purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like. French purple. (Chem.) Same as Cudbear. Purple of Cassius. See Cassius. Purple of mollusca (Zo["o]l.), a coloring matter derived from certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple or crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of the famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and from several species of Purpura, and Murex. To be born in the purple, to be of princely birth; to be highborn.
Purple of Cassius
Cassius Cas"sius, n. [From the name of the discoverer, A. Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry.] A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius.

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- Purple of C****ius is a purple pigment formed by the reaction of gold salts with tin(II) chloride. It has been used to impart gl**** with a red coloration...
- Look up C****ius in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. C****ius may refer to: C****ius, an ancient Roman family name, see C****ia gens Gaius C****ius Longinus...
- pyrophosphate. Gold pigments Purple of C****ius: Gold nanoparticles suspended in tin dioxide - Aux • SnO2. ****nic pigments London purple As2O3. Aluminum pigments...
- and spirit of salt is poured into water. Purple of C****ius – formed by precipitating a mixture of gold, stannous and stannic chlorides, with alkali. Used...
- the Imperial court in China by Jesuits, achieved through the use of purple of C****ius, initially on enamels used on metal wares such as cloisonné produced...
- palette in China was introduced by Jesuits in China (through the use of purple of C****ius) to the Imperial court, initially on enamels used on metal wares...
- chloroaurate salts, it forms a bright purple colloid known as purple of C****ius. A similar reaction occurs with platinum and palladium salts, becoming...
- based on silver. Purple of C****ius is a purple pigment formed by the reaction of gold salts with tin(II) chloride. The prin****l methods of this are enamelled...
- design, usually with a romantic theme. Purple of C****ius Heart of Gl****, a 1976 film by Werner Herzog on the secret of ruby gl**** Cooper, R., Dornbusch, R...
- sulfide, is known as mosaic gold. Purple of C****ius, Pigment Red 109, a hydrous double stannate of gold, was mainly, in terms of painting, restricted to miniatures...