Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Purpura

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Purpura


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(1):

(n.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.

(2):

(n.) A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin from extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength, pain in the limbs, and mental dejection; the purples.