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Webster 1913 Edition
Sanguine
1.
Having the color of blood; red.
Of his complexion he was
sanguine
. Chaucer.
Like to that
sanguine
flower inscribed with woe. Milton.
2.
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood;
as, a
. sanguine
bodily temperament3.
Warm; ardent;
as, a
. sanguine
temper4.
Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope;
as,
. sanguine
of success; a sanguine
disposition
Syn. – Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic.
San′guine
,Noun.
1.
Blood color; red.
Spenser.
2.
Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
[Obs.]
In
sanguine
and in pes he clad was all. Chaucer.
3.
(Min.)
Bloodstone.
4.
Red crayon. See the Note under
Crayon
, 1. San′guine
,Verb.
T.
To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.