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bloodstain

[ bluhd-steyn ]
/ ˈblʌdˌsteɪn /

noun

a spot or stain made by blood.

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Origin of bloodstain

First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from bloodstained

Words nearby bloodstain

blood sausage, blood serum, bloodshed, bloodshot, blood sport, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry, bloodstone, bloodstream
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British Dictionary definitions for bloodstain

bloodstain
/ (ˈblʌdˌsteɪn) /

noun

a dark discoloration caused by blood, esp dried blood
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