bloodstone

[ bluhd-stohn ]

/ ˈblʌdˌstoʊn /

noun

a greenish variety of chalcedony with small bloodlike spots of red jasper scattered through it.

Words nearby bloodstone

bloodshot, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry, bloodstone, bloodstream, bloodsucker, bloodthirsty, bloodwood, bloodworm

Origin of bloodstone

First recorded in 1545–55; blood + stone

Also called heliotrope.

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Examples from the Web for bloodstone

A good deal of bloodstone comes from India, where it occurs in the Deccan traps, and is cut and polished at Cambay.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1|Various
But after it has dried, polish it with a tooth or bloodstone carefully filed and polished, upon a smooth and shining horn tablet.
Illumination and its Development in the Present Day|Sidney Farnsworth
March—Bloodstone—Courage, and success in dangers and hazardous enterprises.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The cases were sometimes of crystal or bloodstone, and enamelled designs and chased gold work were predominant features.
Chats on Old Clocks|Arthur Hayden

The amethyst protected its wearer from drunkenness; the bloodstone cured anemia; while the opal was supposed to portend evil.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for bloodstone

bloodstone

/ (ˈblʌdˌstəʊn) /

noun

a dark-green variety of chalcedony with red spots: used as a gemstoneAlso called: heliotrope

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