dragon's blood
Americannoun
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a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
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any of various similar resins from other trees.
noun
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a red resinous substance obtained from the fruit of a Malaysian palm, Daemonorops (or Calamus ) draco: formerly used medicinally and now used in varnishes and lacquers
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any of several similar resins obtained from other trees, esp from the dragon tree and a related species, Dracaena cinnabari (Socotra dragon's blood dracaena)
Etymology
Origin of dragon's blood
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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When doing a cleansing ritual at someone’s home, Vargas will use dragon’s blood to either dispel heaviness or bring in love; she uses white copal to invite spirits back in.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Of the blends, there’s Iré Ayé, which mixes patchouli, palo santo, frankincense powder and dragon’s blood, ingredients that together “manifest monetary abundance and encourage a magical rain of riches.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Legendary hero Siegfried was also said to have gained near immortality after bathing in the dragon's blood.
From Reuters • May 19, 2022
A bath of dragon's blood made the hero Siegfried invulnerable except for one spot on his back where a leaf stuck, and that is where Hagen's spear got him.
From Time Magazine Archive
He got some of the dragon’s blood in him, and it gave him powers.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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