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Bloodwit: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodwit

  1. n. A fine or amercement paid as a composition for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bloodroot: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodroot

  1. n. A plant (Sanguinaria Canadensis), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; — called also puccoon, redroot, bloodwort, tetterwort, turmeric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bloodwort: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodwort

  1. n. A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive order of plants (Haemodoraceae), the roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter useful in dyeing.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bloodshed: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodshed

  1. n. The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Bloody: Definition and part of speech

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Bloody

  1. a. Infamous; contemptible; — variously used for mere emphasis or as a low epithet.
  2. a. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.
  3. a. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody handkerchief.
  4. a. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.
  5. a. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp., marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.