MEANING
A discolored mark left where blood has soaked into or dried on a surface.
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Words that belong together
- dried bloodstain
- dark bloodstain
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A dark bloodstain remained beneath the broken chair.
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- bloodstain
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Singular bloodstain; plural bloodstains. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: atmosphere, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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