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cruor

[ kroo-awr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

cruor

/ ˈkrʊɔː /

Origin of cruor¹

1650–60; < Latin: blood (that flows from a wound), gore; akin to crude

Metu omnes obstupuere; sed postquam cervice caesa fusus est cruor, in questus et lamenta erupere.

Sanguis is the condition of physical life; cruor, the symbol of death by slaughter.

The red colouring matter called hematine, may be obtained from the cruor by washing with cold water and filtering.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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