persest
adjective
of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English pers < Medieval Latin persus, perhaps variant of perseus kind of blue, itself alteration of Latin Persicus Persian
1325–75; Middle English pers < Medieval Latin persus, perhaps variant of perseus kind of blue, itself alteration of Latin Persicus Persian
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| —n | |
| a. a dark greyish-blue colour | |
| b. (as adjective): perse cloth | |
| [C14: from Old French, from Medieval Latin persus, perhaps changed from Latin Persicus Persian] | |
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Persest
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| Perse (pɜːs, French pɛrs) | |
| —n | |
| Saint-John (ˈsɪndʒən), real name Alexis Saint- Léger. 1887--1975, French poet, born in Guadeloupe. His works include Anabase (1922) and Chronique (1960). Nobel prize for literature 1960 | |
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