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Webster 1913 Edition
Bloodshed
Blood′shedˊ
,Noun.
[
Blood
+ shed
] The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bloodshed
BLOOD'SHED
,Noun.
Definition 2024
bloodshed
bloodshed
English
Alternative forms
- bloudshed (obsolete)
Noun
bloodshed (plural bloodsheds)
- The shedding or spilling of blood.
- A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
- (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
- (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
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Translations
shedding or spilling of blood
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carnage, destruction of life, slaughter
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shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ
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bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye
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References
- bloodshed in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911