bloodshed

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

blood + to shed

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[edit] Noun

Singular
bloodshed

Plural
bloodsheds

bloodshed (plural bloodsheds)

  1. The shedding or spilling of blood.
  2. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
  3. (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
  4. (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

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shedding or spilling of blood
carnage, destruction of life, slaughter
shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ
bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye
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[edit] References

  • bloodshed in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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