purey

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounpurey (plural pureys)

plural pureys

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

    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"), […]

Origin

From pure + -y.

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APA

purey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purey

MLA

“purey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purey.

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