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The Romans Obtained A Purple One From Snails Crossword Clue

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noun

• a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

verb

• color with dye

• color for microscopic study

35%12Purple shade obtained from Murex snails
noun

• a red-purple to deep purple dye obtained from snails or made synthetically

• a vivid purplish-red color; in ancient Rome and Byzantium, it was the color worn by an emperor or senior magistrate

32%10 Family of predatory sea snails known as wave snails
noun

• tritons

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