单词 | blood-like |
释义 | blood-likeadj. 1. Resembling or suggestive of blood. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > [adjective] bloodyeOE sanguine1447 blood-likea1500 bloodish1530 crimson1560 sanguineous1646 sanguiferous1682 sanguinary1684 sanguinous1833 haemal1839 haematoid1840 haematic1854 haematogenic1876 haematogenous1880 haematal1886 a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) vii. l. 784 Þe mone als reide was seyn, Bludlyk as it al blude had beyn. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια ii. Pref. 61 Being dissolued by the naturall heate, it melteth into a blood-like vapour. 1661 T. Ross tr. Silius Italicus Second Punick War i. 19 All the Ghosts of Cadmus Race..To the un-kindled Altars brought Supplies Of Bloodlike Flames. 1744 Philos. Trans. 1740–41 (Royal Soc.) 41 626 Then both North and West sent forth their Blood-like Streamers, one toward the other. 1805 Monthly Mag. Sept. 100/2 The American blight..when rubbed between the fingers, tinges them with a blood-like stain. 1846 Friend 5 Dec. 84/2 The light of Love alone Illumed the drops of blood-like sweat With which the Suppliant's brow was wet. 1908 F. C. Slater Sunburnt South 11 Boer-boens, ruddy with blood-like blossoms,..grew in delightful profusion. 2001 H. C. Lee et al. Henry Lee's Crime Scene Handbk. 353 Blood-like stains can be seen in various areas inside of the van. 2. Like (that of) a pedigree or thoroughbred animal; esp. resembling (that of) a blood (blood n. 20). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [adjective] > thoroughbred or highly bred blooded1776 blood-like1796 blood1824 line-bred1891 1796 J. Lawrence Philos. & Pract. Treat. Horses I. ii. 96 An elegant blood-like, full, and well-proportioned Nag. 1843 ‘F. Forester’ Deerstalkers i. 18 None of them were above fifteen hands and an inch in height, with capital forehands..and blood-like ears. 1875 Farmer's Mag. July 29/1 The Bedford shearling, a compact blood-like ram. 1880 Harper's Mag. June 96/1 In all his points the Devon is the finest formed, most blood-like and active of cattle. 1922 H. Cox Chasing & Racing xii. 148 They were the cream of the hunting field, and bloodlike enough for the race track. 1957 Times 28 Jan. 4/5 This..gelding..has the small but blood-like head which distinguishes so many French-bred horses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1500 |
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