bloodstain

noun
blood·​stain | \ ˈbləd-ˌstān How to pronounce bloodstain (audio) \

Definition of bloodstain

: a discoloration caused by blood

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The shooting caused scene on Light Street in downtown Baltimore, as emergency personnel worked to clean bloodstains off the sidewalk in front of the victim’s apartment. Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore man convicted of attempted murder after shooting his child's mother outside downtown luxury tower," 2 July 2019 The encounter left him with a bloody nose and hand, and her with bloodstains – possibly from offensive action – on her forearm. Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY, "Shanahan did not disclose domestic fight before his 2017 confirmation as deputy Defense secretary," 22 June 2019 But bloodstain-pattern analysis has also been called into question over the last decade. The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "An expert’s testimony about a bloody towel helped win murder convictions. But it wasn’t blood.," 18 June 2019 So construction crews repaired the bullet holes, replaced broken glass and covered bloodstains and burns with fresh paint and flooring before classes resumed in the fall. Washington Post, "Suburban Denver debates tearing down Columbine school," 14 June 2019 So construction crews repaired the bullet holes, replaced broken glass and covered bloodstains and burns with fresh paint and flooring before classes resumed in the fall. Kathleen Foody, Fortune, "'They Want to Experience It.' Why Columbine Might Be Demolished 20 Years After School Shooting," 14 June 2019 The arrest warrants say investigators uncovered bloodstains and blood spatter along with evidence of a cleanup at Jennifer Dulos' New Canaan home. Erin Donaghue, CBS News, "Police search Hartford trash plant with cadaver dogs in search for missing mom," 4 June 2019 The bloodstains, Hartford Police surveillance footage and items with Dulos' blood, were among the pieces of evidence authorities cited in an application for an arrest warrant for Dulos' estranged husband and his girlfriend. Darran Simon And Elizabeth Joseph, CNN, "Missing Connecticut woman's blood found on items dumped in trash receptacles, authorities say," 4 June 2019 Some hand bloodstains traced angles at odds with each other as well, off by as much as 10 degrees. Christopher Carbone, Fox News, "Bloodstains on Shroud of Turin are probably fake, experts say," 16 July 2018

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First Known Use of bloodstain

1614, in the meaning defined above

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bloodstain

noun

English Language Learners Definition of bloodstain

: a spot of blood on something (such as a piece of clothing)

bloodstain

noun
blood·​stain | \ -ˌstān How to pronounce bloodstain (audio) \

Medical Definition of bloodstain

: a discoloration caused by blood

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