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かいむらさきいろ 貝紫色
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. Tyrian purple; royal purple​
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2. Tyrian purple​Tyrian purple, also known as royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a purple-red natural dye, which is extracted from sea snails, and which was possibly first produced by the ancient Phoenicians. This dye was greatly prized in antiquity because it did not fade but became more intense with weathering and sunlight. Tyrian purple was expensive: the 4th-century-BC historian Theopompus reported, "Purple for dyes fetched its weight in silver at Colophon" in Asia Minor.
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