New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Murrey — Mur rey, n. [OF. mor[ e]e a dark red color, mor blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr. Maurus a Moor. Cf. {Mulberry}, {Moor}, {Morelle}.] A dark red color. a. Of a dark red color. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
murrey — [mʉr′ē] n. [ME murry < OFr moree, a dark red color < ML moratum < L morum,MULBERRY] a dark purplish red color; mulberry adj. of this color … English World dictionary
Murrey — For the English cricketer, see Barbara Murrey. In heraldry, murrey is a stain , an occasionally used tincture. According to dictionaries, murrey is the colour of mulberries, somewhere between gules (red) and purpure (violet), almost maroon;[1]… … Wikipedia
murrey — /merr ee/, n. a dark purplish red color. [1375 1425; late ME murrey, morrey < MF moré (adj. and n.), morée (n.) < ML moratum, morata, neut. and fem. of moratus, equiv. to L mor(um) mulberry + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
Murrey — Recorded as MacMurray, McMurray, Murray, Murrey, Moray, Merries and Merry, this interesting surname is of Irish, Scottish and Anglo Saxon origins of which it has four! The first is locational from Moray in North East Scotland. This is thought to… … Surnames reference
Murrey Bowling — is the United States largest independent family owned bowling equipment manufacturer and licensed general building contractor. Murrey is a world class bowling lane equipment manufacturer and general building contractor that specializes in… … Wikipedia
murrey — noun /məriː/ a) The mulberry fruit. b) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules and purpure … Wiktionary
Murrey — The dark purple red of the mulberry fruit s juice; the range of colour carries from purple to a reddish brown. The word was also used of cloth and stained glass so coloured. [< Lat. morum = mulberry, fruit of the mulberry] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Murrey — … Deutsch namen
murrey — [ mʌri] noun archaic the deep purple red colour of a mulberry. ↘Heraldry another term for sanguine. Origin ME: via OFr. from med. L. moratus, from morum mulberry … English new terms dictionary
