purple heart

Purple Heart
    n 1: a United States military decoration awarded to any member
         of the armed forces who is wounded in action [syn: {Order
         of the Purple Heart}, {Purple Heart}]
    2: a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative [syn: {sodium
       thiopental}, {phenobarbital}, {phenobarbitone}, {Luminal},
       {purple heart}]