purpura, peliosis
(noun) any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
purpura (countable and uncountable, plural purpuras)
(medicine) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
Purpura (plural Purpuras)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Purpura is the 18676th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1472 individuals. Purpura is most common among White (94.57%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"pu*ra, n. Etym: [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F. purpura. See Purple.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: 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. Dunglison.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
