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Purpura
Webster's Dictionary
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purpura'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/purpura.html. 1828.