perse

pɜːs

Definition

Definition of perse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

color

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very dark purple or blue-gray color

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The artist chose a perse for the background.

indigo

midnight blue

fabric

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cloth dyed in dark purple or blue-gray

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She wore a dress made of perse.

fabric

textile

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cloth dyed in dark purple or blue-gray

Origin of perse

French, perse (dark blue)

Examples of perse in a sentence

The room was painted in a rich perse.
The curtains were made of a rich perse.
Perse fabric is often used in historical costumes.

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French:couleur bleu-gris foncé, perse, ...
German:Dunkelviolett, Blaugrau, ...
Italian:pervinca, perse, ...
Spanish:púrpura oscuro, pers, ...
Portuguese:púrpura escuro, tecido perse, ...
Chinese:深紫色, 蓝灰色布料, ...
Japanese:パース, 濃紫色, ...
Arabic:أُرْجُوَانِي داكِن, قماش أزرق رمادي داكن, ...
Hebrew:סָגוֹל כָּהֶה, בַּד צָבוּעַ בְּסָגוֹל כֵּהֶה אוֹ בְּאָפוֹר כְּחַלְחַל, ...
Russian:сине-серый, темно-фиолетовая ткань, ...
Ukrainian:перс, персе, ...
Hindi:गहरा बैंगनी, ...
Bengali:পার্স, গাঢ় বেগুনি রঙের কাপড়, ...
Catalan:perse, tela porpra, ...
Czech:nach, tmavě purpurová nebo modrošedá látka, ...
Danish:mørk lilla, mørklilla stof, ...
Dutch:diep paars, donkerpaarse stof, ...
Greek:περσέ, σκούρο ύφασμα, ...
Hungarian:sötétlila árnyalat, sötétlila vagy kékesszürke festett szövet, ...
Khmer:ពណ៌ស្វាយងងឹតខ្លាំង ឬ ពណ៌ប្រផេះលាយខៀវងងឹត, ក្រណាត់ពណ៌ស្វាយចាស់ ឬប្រផេះខៀវ, ...
Korean:암자색, 퍼스, ...
Persian:پرس, پارچه پرسی, ...
Polish:ciemny fiolet, ciemnopurpurowa tkanina, ...
Portuguese (BR):roxo escuro, pano perse, ...
Romanian:perse, material vopsit, ...
Swedish:mörklila, ...
Thai:สีม่วงเข้ม, ผ้าสีเพิร์ส, ...
Turkish:çok koyu mor, koyu mor kumaş, ...
Vietnamese:màu tím đậm, vải perse, ...

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