The meaning of MURREY is a purplish black : mulberry.

In heraldry, murrey is a "stain", i. e. a non-standard tincture, that is a dark reddish purple colour. It is most proximate in appearance to the heraldic tincture of purpure, but is distinct therefrom.

MURREY definition: a dark purplish-red color. See examples of murrey used in a sentence.

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Oct 31, 2025 · Noun murrey (countable and uncountable, plural murreys) The mulberry fruit. (heraldry) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules (red) and purpure (purple).

[1375–1425; late ME murrey, morrey ‹ MF moré (adj. and n.), morée (n.) ‹ ML mōrātum, mōrāta, neut. and fem. of mōrātus, equiv. to L mōr (um) mulberry + -ātus -ate1]

There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word murrey, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Murrey definition: A dark purplish-red color; mulberry.

murrey: Of a mulberry (dark-red) color.

According to dictionaries, murrey is the colour of mulberries, somewhere between gules and purpure, almost maroon; but examples registered in Canada and Scotland show it as a reddish brown.