bloodstained

adjective

blood·​stained ˈbləd-ˌstānd How to pronounce bloodstained (audio)
1
: stained with blood
2
: involved with slaughter
a bloodstained chronicle of war

Examples of bloodstained in a Sentence

had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed
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Oh was there at the rallies, next to people bearing signs reading asian life matter and = rights = protections over the image of a bloodstained bullet hole. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Her husband presented a bloodstained piece of linen to prove her virginity after their wedding night. Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024 Bodies, some in bloodstained shrouds, were placed shoulder to shoulder in makeshift graves, making room for more. CBS News, 10 Aug. 2024 Beside her, a bloodstained Bible lay open to Psalms 51-55. Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloodstained 

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloodstained was in 1594

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“Bloodstained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodstained. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

bloodstained

adjective
blood·​stained -ˌstānd How to pronounce bloodstained (audio)
: stained with blood
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