bloodstained
- stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- guilty of murder, slaughter, or bloodshed.
Origin of bloodstained
Examples from the Web for bloodstained
Contemporary Examples of bloodstained
His bandaged leg rests, slightly elevated, on a bloodstained cushion borrowed from a couch.
The Governor, on the other hand, had led us to believe he wanted to put his bloodstained past behind him.
The Walking Dead's Explosive Midseason Finale Pitted Rick vs. The GovernorMelissa Leon
December 2, 2013
They also found a bloodstained length of lead pipe wrapped in surgical plaster.
Our Jackie is embodied forever in that bloodstained pink suit.
Davidson saw the bloodstained seat of her car and the skid marks where her car had gone off the road.
Historical Examples of bloodstained
How long had it taken—that frenzy of battle on the bloodstained beach?
Storm Over WarlockAndre Norton
A bloodstained knife was found under the old merchant's pillow.
War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
She saw that he had a bloodstained strip of linen tied around his neck.
The Saracen: The Holy WarRobert Shea
Thus Bertha learns that her lover and the bloodstained Prophet are one.
The Complete Opera BookGustav Kobb
Of course, Mwanga was a coward as well as a cruel and bloodstained despot.
Stanley in AfricaJames P. Boyd
bloodstained
- stained by or covered in blood