bloodstain

[ bluhd-steyn ]

/ ˈblʌdˌsteɪn /

noun

a spot or stain made by blood.

Nearby words

bloodmobile, bloodnoun, bloodroot, bloodshed, bloodshot, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry, bloodstone, bloodstream

Origin of bloodstain

First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from bloodstained

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Examples from the Web for bloodstain

This is the first bloodstain, clear and bright, on our Taorminian land.
Heart of Man|George Edward Woodberry
Anyway, with a soft laugh, the bloodstain has been washed from the Gray Phantoms name.
The Gray Phantom's Return|Herman Landon
Yet never a man among them was stopped by the bloodstain barring the door.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
The bloodstain was conclusive, in his opinion, on that point.
The Valley of Fear|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

There was, it seems, no sign of the creature, and no bloodstain which would show that my bullet had found him as he passed.
The Last Galley|Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for bloodstain

bloodstain

/ (ˈblʌdˌsteɪn) /

noun

a dark discoloration caused by blood, esp dried blood

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