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  2. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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    Fabrics dyed in the current era from different species of sea snail. The colours in this photograph may not represent them precisely. Tyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye.

  3. Color in Chinese culture - Wikipedia

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    Yellow also represents freedom from worldly cares and is thus esteemed in Buddhism. Monks' garments are yellow, as are elements of Buddhist temples. Yellow is also used as a mourning color for Chinese Buddhists. Yellow is also symbolic of heroism, as opposed to the Western association of the color with cowardice. [6]

  4. Fleur-de-lis - Wikipedia

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    Fleur-de-lis is the stylized depiction of the lily flower. The name itself derives from ancient Greek λείριον > Latin lilium > French lis.. The lily has always been the symbol of fertility and purity, and in Christianity it symbolizes the Immaculate Conception.

  5. Don (honorific) - Wikipedia

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    Historically, don was used to address members of the nobility, e.g. hidalgos, as well as members of the secular clergy.The treatment gradually came to be reserved for persons of the blood royal, and those of such acknowledged high or ancient aristocratic birth as to be noble de Juro e Herdade, that is, "by right and heredity" rather than by the king's grace.

  6. Tartan - Wikipedia

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    For example, green sometimes represents prairies or forests, blue can represent lakes and rivers, and yellow might stand for various crops. [127] In the Scottish Register of Tartans (and the databases before it), colour inspiration notes are often recorded by a tartan's designer.

  7. Born in the purple - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, born in the purple [1] (sometimes "born to the purple") was a category of members of royal families born during the reign of their parent. This notion was later loosely expanded to include all children born of prominent or high-ranking parents. [ 2 ]

  8. Deer in mythology - Wikipedia

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    A gilded wooden figurine of a deer from the Pazyryk burials, 5th century BC. Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the object of heroic quests and deeds, or as magical disguise or enchantment/curse for princesses and princes in many folk and fairy tales.

  9. Aiguillette - Wikipedia

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    US Army Service Aiguillette worn on the left arm by aides-de-camp, Army attaches, and assistant Army attaches and on the right arm by aides assigned to the President, White House, First Family, and foreign heads of state with the Class A Uniform and Army Service Uniform U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard Dress Aiguillette (White Uniform): one dark blue ...