Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A stain caused by blood.
  • transitive verb To stain with blood.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To stain with blood.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A spot or area that has been discolored by having absorbed blood.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a discoloration caused by blood

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[V., back-formation from bloodstained.]

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  • Bullock: "There's a bloodstain on your floor."

    Swearengen: "I'll get to that."

    February 4, 2007