n. : A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
adj. In blazon, of the colour purple.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines declining from the right top to the left base of the escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Purple: represented in heraldry by diagonal lines from the sinister base of the shield to the dexter chief.
Word Usage
"The juma records stated the Collector had been buried in his "robes of purpure royal.""