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bloodstain

[bluhd-steyn]

noun

  1. a spot or stain made by blood.



bloodstain

/ ˈʌˌٱɪ /

noun

  1. a dark discoloration caused by blood, esp dried blood

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodstain1

First recorded in 1810–20; back formation from bloodstained
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Example Sentences

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Several residents were hosing away what appeared to be bloodstains from a few spots on the street, sidewalks and nearby lawns.

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By 2000, detectives were able to use new DNA testing technology to build a profile of the suspect based on a bloodstain found on the wall and the fluids found on the girl’s body.

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The electricity won’t stay on, the water is permanently off, the bloodstain in front of Natalia’s house gets bigger by the day.

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The bloodstains of the Jan. 6 insurrection have long ago washed away.

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When their daughter’s clothes were returned to them, they questioned small red marks on her shoes thinking they might have been her bloodstains or someone else’s.

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