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   Tyrian , a. [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr. .]
   Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
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   Being of the color called Tyrian purple.
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   The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye.
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   Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.
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