Magisterial Quilt violet

Latin magisterium, teacher's office — adjectival suffix -al. As a color modifier, magisterial implies a saturated-and-authoritative-and-formal quality, the deep-rich color of Qing-dynasty civil-magistrate court-and-ritual textiles and Imperial-Examination scholar-class livery. Sits at the bold-and-authoritative end of the grid, parallel to authoritative and commanding.

Old French cuilte, padded-cushion. As a color modifier, quilt implies a hand-quilted-padded-textile quality, the visual register of American-and-English-quilt hand-quilted-and-padded patchwork-and-coverlet hand-quilted-and-padded textile surfaces under American-and-English hand-quilted-and-padded textile workshop-light. Sits at the modifier-and-texture end of the grid, parallel to tufted and flock in usage.

Viola odorata, the European sweet violet — small, fragrant, and the original meaning of the color name in English (the Violet of the rainbow). The color refers to a fresh sweet violet blossom in late winter: a saturated, slightly red-shifted deep blue-purple with the matte finish of small five-petaled flower. Cooler than amethyst, warmer than indigo, with the perfumed weight of a flower used in Roman garlands and Victorian eau de toilette.