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  2. Purple - Wikipedia

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    Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops.

  3. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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    The dye is an organic compound of bromine (i.e., an organobromine compound), a class of compounds often found in algae and in some other sea life, but much more rarely found in the biology of land animals. This dye is in contrast to the imitation purple that was commonly produced using cheaper materials than the dyes from the sea snail.

  4. Royalty-free - Wikipedia

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    RF licenses can not be given on an exclusive basis. In stock photography, RF is one of the common licenses sometimes contrasted with Rights Managed licenses and often employed in subscription-based or microstock photography business models. When something has a royalty-free descriptor, that does not mean it is free.

  5. Political colour - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, red is the colour of the Liberal Party of Canada. In China, red is the colour used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In Hong Kong and Macau, red is used by the pro-Beijing camp. In Malaysia, red was currently used to represent Pakatan Harapan and also the Socialist Party of Malaysia.

  6. Ermine (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    Ermine ( / ˈɜːrmɪn /) in heraldry is a "fur", a type of tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat (a species of weasel with white fur and a black-tipped tail). The linings of medieval coronation cloaks and some other garments, usually reserved for use by high-ranking ...

  7. Twitch (service) - Wikipedia

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    Twitch is an American video live-streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, in addition to offering music broadcasts, creative content, and "in real life" streams.

  8. Purple parchment - Wikipedia

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    Purple parchment. Purple parchment or purple vellum refers to parchment dyed purple; codex purpureus refers to manuscripts written entirely or mostly on such parchment. The lettering may be in gold or silver. Later [when?] the practice was revived for some especially grand illuminated manuscripts produced for the emperors in Carolingian art and ...

  9. Byzantium (color) - Wikipedia

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    Deep reddish purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color Byzantium is a particular dark tone of purple. It originates in modern times, and, despite its name, it should not be confused with Tyrian purple ( hue rendering ), the color historically used by Roman and Byzantine emperors. The latter, often also referred to as "Tyrian red", is ...