ALMA'GRA, noun a fine deep red ocher, with an admixture of purple, very heavy, dense but friable, with a rough dusty surface. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. it is austere to the taste, astringent, melting in the mouth and staining the skin. it is used as a paint and as a medicine.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.