bloodstain

B2 Topic:Crime & Justice
US /ˈblʌdˌsteɪn/ UK /ˈblʌd.steɪn/
noun Freq #38897

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a mark or discolored area left by blood on a surface or material

    Investigators photographed the bloodstain on the window frame.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a mark or discolored area... blood markstain
Word family
Forms bloodstains
Derived forms bloodstained
Related forms bloodstainforensics

Etymology

A compound of blood + stain. It names either a visible deposit of blood or the discoloration that remains after blood has soaked into a surface.

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