SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: PERSE

SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY

PERSE

PRONUNCIATION:

(puhrs) 

MEANING:

(adjective): Of a grayish blue or purple color.

ETYMOLOGY:

From persus (dark blue), from Latin Persicus (Persian), from Persia, former name of Iran. Why this color is associated with Persia is not entirely clear. Earliest documented use: 1387.

USAGE:

"How much the amethyst ring on her right hand mirrored the fading perse color of the sky."
Lisa Kusel; Hat Trick; Hyperion; 2005..

Lady Supreme!!!!