Ensanguined
//ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of ensanguine form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Bloodstained, bloody.
"The flames retired from the spot on which the blood was pouring. A volume of dark clouds rose slowly from the ensanguined earth, and ascended gradually till it reached the vault of the cavern."
Example
More examples"The flames retired from the spot on which the blood was pouring. A volume of dark clouds rose slowly from the ensanguined earth, and ascended gradually till it reached the vault of the cavern."
Etymology
From ensanguine + -ed.
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