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adjective

Violet adj. Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.

Violet shell (Zool.), any species of Ianthina; called also violet snail. See Ianthina.

Violet wood, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the Andira violacea, a tree of Guiana.

noun

Violet n.

(Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy (Viola tricolor). Note: The cultivated sweet violet is Viola odorata of Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United States is Viola cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot, violet is Viola pedata.

The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.

In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color.

(Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or Rusticus, and allied genera.

Corn violet. See under Corn.

Dame's violet. (Bot.) See Damewort.

Dogtooth violet. (Bot.) See under Dogtooth.

Water violet (Bot.), an aquatic European herb (Hottonia palustris) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid leaves.

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Etymology of 'Violet'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Violet" Quotes from Famous Books

... crowded around him. The fever that had burned in him during the day seemed to have become a part of the storm. The leap and hollow blaze of the lightnings gave him a companionship. His eyes stared into the inanimate bursts of pale violet outlines in the dark. His breath drank in the spice of water-laden winds. The stumble of thunder, the lash and churn of rain were companions. The something else that haunted him was in the storm. He turned to Lockwood, who seemed to be lagging, and ...

— Erik Dorn • Ben Hecht

... "Grandfather's Clock," a rug or so of artistic design, and a jardiniere holding growing plants or flowers. The wallpaper should be simple and dignified in design, but of cheerful tone. Some shade of red is always appropriate. Remember in choosing decorations that the colors of the spectrum—violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red—run the gamut of emotive influence from depression to exhilaration. Violet and indigo lower the spirits, blue and green hold them in peaceful equilibrium, yellow begins to cheer them, and ...

— Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife • Marion Mills Miller

... the leaves of yonder tree,— The wind is stirring them, as the sun is stirring me! The woolly clouds move quiet and slow In the pale blue calm of the tranquil skies, And their shades that run on the grass below Leave purple dreams in the violet's eyes! The vine droops over my head with bright Clusters of purple and green,—the rose Breaks her heart on the air; and the orange glows Like golden lamps ...

— Vashti - or, Until Death Us Do Part • Augusta J. Evans Wilson

... her he wouldn't. But everyone was at the dinner. Some of them came home early, I believe. But it was all kept quiet, because Aline Pearsall is such a little shrinking violet, I suppose," Mrs. Breckenridge said. "The Pearsalls are to think it was just an impromptu affair. Billy and Aline of course have no idea what a party it was. But Clarence says that poor Berry was worse than he, and a few of them are still keeping ...

— The Heart of Rachael • Kathleen Norris

... when it fell to its lot To break its heart for forget-me-not; But after its heart was healed by the dew, Right by its side a sweet violet grew! ...

— Leaves of Life - For Daily Inspiration • Margaret Bird Steinmetz

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