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Meaning of purey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A marble, of the sort used in playing marbles, that is one solid color through and through.

Examples

“1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 76, […] an unclouded blue marble (known to marble shooters, at least in the twenties, as a "purey"), […]”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

purfile purfle Purfleet purfling purga purgament