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Webster 1913 Edition


Purgament

Pur′ga-ment

,
Noun.
[L.
purgamentum
offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice. See
Purge
.]
1.
That which is excreted; excretion.
[Obs.]
2.
(Med.)
A cathartic; a purgative.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Purgament

PURG'AMENT

,
Noun.
[L. purgamen.] A cathartic.