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What does black-and-blue mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word black-and-blue? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Badly bruised, with discolourations beneath the skin due to coagulation of blood
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I was wearing a black-and-blue frock, and he had seen it before, as I explained with some surprise.
There may be bleeding from the gums, nose, bowels, or black-and-blue spots may be seen upon the legs.
Patrick nursed his black-and-blue spots and fell back on his flute for solace.
He must have been black-and-blue the next day.
Some of the men still suffered from black-and-blue spots, which, however, a little turpentine liniment would have banished.
He was earnest enough, for he looked as black-and-blue as his berries when he got home.

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