Purpure

n. [Lat. See PURPLE.]

1. (Med.) A disease consisting in 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.) A genus of mollusks, of which some species possess a fluid of a violet or purple color, which may be obtained by pressing upon the operculum. Baird.