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    Livid (lĭvˈĭd), a. [L. lividus, from livere to be of a blush color, to be black and blue: cf. F. livide.]
    1. Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored, as flesh may be from a contusion. Cowper.

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    There followed no carbuncles, no purple or livid spots, the mass of the blood not being tainted. Bacon.

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    2. Extremely angry; enraged; infuriated.

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    3. Pallid; ashen; -- of the skin.

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