violet

• "'And leave us in a flat as good as this one With Big Tom out of his life, oh, how he would work!--violet-making, bead-stringing, and, yes, boarders! —  The Rich Little Poor Boy
• To him, our ultra-violet was a long X-ray, and was designated by a special term. —  The Ultimate Weapon
• This plant is called by some people, 'the violet-bearing ivy,' although no leaf or blossom can be less like the ivy or the violet than that of the cobea And now, let us pass onwards. —  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 454 Volume 18, New Series, September 11, 1852
• The space about them seemed to shiver and grow dim Arcot had thrown more power into the coils this time, so the stars ahead of them instead of appearing violet were almost invisible; they were radiating in the ultra-violet now. —  Islands of Space
• Thus, purple in a violet is a sign of nearness, because the closer it is looked at the more purple is seen; but purple in a mountain is a sign of distance, because a mountain close at hand is not purple, but green or grey. —  Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists

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