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
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Examples
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Citing flaws in the original trial, they obtained a court order to have the bloodstain from the sweatpants subjected to more exacting, DNA testing.
After 15 years in prison, man cleared Dan Morse 2010
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University officials were unable to completely wash the bloodstain from the floor, so they covered the area with tile.
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In the small hours of the morning the bloodstain was an omen that foretold violence and death.
Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010
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In the small hours of the morning the bloodstain was an omen that foretold violence and death.
Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010
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STOLOROW: From what I understand, the relevant stain that is being examined, or under investigation presently, is a bloodstain which is known to have come from a male.
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In four seconds, I can accurately assess almost everything about you like a crime scene investigator knows which direction the pistol was pointed from the bloodstain pattern on the wall.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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In four seconds, I can accurately assess almost everything about you like a crime scene investigator knows which direction the pistol was pointed from the bloodstain pattern on the wall.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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In four seconds, I can accurately assess almost everything about you like a crime scene investigator knows which direction the pistol was pointed from the bloodstain pattern on the wall.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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In four seconds, I can accurately assess almost everything about you like a crime scene investigator knows which direction the pistol was pointed from the bloodstain pattern on the wall.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
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In four seconds, I can accurately assess almost everything about you like a crime scene investigator knows which direction the pistol was pointed from the bloodstain pattern on the wall.
Teresa Strasser: Mom Profiling Is an Imperfect Science, but I Know Who You Are Teresa Strasser 2011
chained_bear commented on the word bloodstain
Bullock: "There's a bloodstain on your floor."
Swearengen: "I'll get to that."
February 4, 2007