murrey

See also: Murrey

English

Etymology

From Middle English murrey, murreye, from Middle French moré, morée, from Latin moratum, morata, from neuter and feminine respectively of moratus (mulberry-colored), from morum (mulberry) + -atus (-ate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məɹiː/

Noun

murrey (countable and uncountable, plural murreys)

  1. The mulberry fruit.
  2. (heraldry) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules and purpure.

Translations

Adjective

murrey (not comparable)

  1. Of a mulberry colour.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle French moré, from Latin moratum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmurɛi̯/, /ˈmureː/

Noun

murrey (uncountable)

  1. purple-red, magenta (colour)
  2. magenta fabric
  3. A dish containing mulberries for flavour

Descendants

References

Adjective

murrey

  1. purple-red, magenta

Descendants

References

See also

Colors in Middle English · coloures, hewes (layout · text)
     whit      grey, hor      blak
             red ; cremesyn, gernet              citrine, aumbre ; broun, tawne              yelow, dorry ; canevas
             grasgrene              grene             
             plunket ; ewage              asure, livid              blewe, blo, pers
             violet ; inde              rose, murrey ; purpel              claret
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