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Purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/God guide you through the purple rain.” Prince's Paisley Park estate outside Minneapolis ...
Fabrics dyed in the current era from different species of sea snail. The colours in this photograph may not represent them precisely. Tyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye.
Sir William Henry Perkin FRS (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) [1] was a British chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline. Though he failed in trying to synthesise quinine for the treatment of malaria, he became successful in the field of dyes ...
December 6: The Color Purple Premiere. At the premiere of The Color Purple in Los Angeles, Oprah wore a vibrant, body-skimming gown by Dolce & Gabanna, a sparkly purple clutch, and matching heels ...
Lydia of Thyatira and Philippi. The name, "Lydia", meaning "the Lydian woman", by which she was known indicates that she was from Lydia in Asia Minor. Though she is commonly known as "St. Lydia" or even more simply "The Woman of Purple," Lydia is given other titles: "of Thyatira," "Purpuraria," and "of Philippi ('Philippisia' in Greek)."
Fantasia Barrino is already receiving awards show buzz — and nominations — for her work in the "The Color Purple." And to think: She almost turned it down. During a Dec. 14 appearance on TODAY ...
Purple haze refers to a state of mind induced by psychedelic drugs, particularly LSD. Wearing purple is a military slang expression in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for an officer who is serving in a joint assignment with another service, such as an Army officer on assignment to the Navy. The officer is symbolically putting aside his or her ...
The economic importance of the genus is largely dependent on the single species, Crocus sativus, now known only in cultivation. C. sativus is grown for the production of saffron, an orange-red derivative of its dried stigma, and among the most expensive spices in the world. The estimated worldwide production of C. sativus plants is 205 tons.