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sanguineous
CIDE DICTIONARY
sanguineous, a. [L. sanguineus. See Sanguine.].
- Abounding with blood; sanguine. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- Blood-red; crimson. Keats. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sanguineous, adj.
1 sanguinary.
2 Med. of or relating to blood.
3 blood-red.
4 full-blooded; plethoric.
1 sanguinary.
2 Med. of or relating to blood.
3 blood-red.
4 full-blooded; plethoric.
Etymology
L sanguineus (as SANGUINE)
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