bloodstain

[bluhd-steyn]

noun

a spot or stain made by blood.

Origin of bloodstain

First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from bloodstained

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Historical Examples of bloodstain

The bloodstain was conclusive, in his opinion, on that point.
The Valley of Fear
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Only a bloodstain showed that there had been violence aboard.
The Flying Stingaree
Harold Leland Goodwin
This is the first bloodstain, clear and bright, on our Taorminian land.
Heart of Man
George Edward Woodberry
I would rather have a bloodstain on my escutcheon than a dishonourable blot.
Captain Fracasse
Theophile Gautier
He must be a noble being—a genius born in the purple, on whose laurels there rests not a bloodstain, perhaps not even a tear!
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected
Anna Jameson

British Dictionary definitions for bloodstain

bloodstain

noun

a dark discoloration caused by blood, esp dried blood

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