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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cassius \Cas"sius\, n. [From the name of the discoverer, A.
Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry.]
A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some
compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in
painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful
purple color. Commonly called {Purple of Cassius}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Cassius
n : prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in
42 BC) [syn: {Cassius}, {Gaius Cassius Longinus}]
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