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Bloodstone: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodstone

  1. n. Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or “streak.”
  2. n. A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; — called also heliotrope.

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.

Bloodsucker: Definition and part of speech

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Bloodsucker

  1. n. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an extortioner.
  2. n. Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech (Hirudo medicinalis), and related species.
  3. n. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.

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.

Blood vessel: Definition and part of speech

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Blood vessel

  1. Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal, as an artery or vein.

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.

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.