bloodstained

[ bluhd-steynd ]

/ ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd /

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adjective

stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.

guilty of murder, slaughter, or bloodshed.

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Origin of bloodstained

1590–1600; blood + stained;see stain, -ed²

Words nearby bloodstained

blood serum, bloodshed, bloodshot, blood sport, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry, bloodstone, bloodstream, blood substitute

How to use bloodstained in a sentence

She wore a wig with red Afro puffs, an army-green tactical vest and fake bloodstained bandage.
All dressed up with nowhere to go: Cosplaying in the pandemic|Lauren Orsini|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
His bandaged leg rests, slightly elevated, on a bloodstained cushion borrowed from a couch.
Inside the Gaza Schoolyard Massacre|Jesse Rosenfeld|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 Governor|Melissa Leon|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They also found a bloodstained length of lead pipe wrapped in surgical plaster.
Lord Lucan May Be Alive and in Africa, Says Brother|Tom Sykes|February 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Our Jackie is embodied forever in that bloodstained pink suit.
Jackie O’s Dark Side|Eleanor Clift|September 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Davidson saw the bloodstained seat of her car and the skid marks where her car had gone off the road.
Bruce Davidson's True Grit|Philip Gefter|November 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I do not know how long it lasted; but presently, as I may testify, I saw Orme rise and kick at the wetted, bloodstained blanket.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough
They made haste to reach the shore and left six bloodstained British sailors to take their boat in triumph to Detroit.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
You cannot always believe tears: even Joseph's brothers wept as they brought to Jacob the bloodstained shirt.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
I was released from the spell of that bloodstained black body all mixed up with grey-black mud.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
The clotted blood refers to the bloodstained leaves upon which the fallen game has lain.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees|James Mooney

British Dictionary definitions for bloodstained

bloodstained

/ (ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd) /

adjective

stained by or covered in blood

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