2. Adjective. Bloodstained, bloody. ¹
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Definition of Ensanguined
1. ensanguine [v] - See also: ensanguine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ensanguined
Literary usage of Ensanguined
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iron Division, National Guard of Pennsylvania, in the World War: The by Harry George Proctor (1919)
"... CHAPTER XIX ensanguined APREMONT THE taking of Apremont was the greatest
struggle the division had in its fighting career. ..."
2. The Gossip: Or, Scraps of Manuscripts and Facetiæ, Laconica Et Lyrica, Being (1849)
"... Heard ye the blast, whose awful roar Burst angry from th' ensanguined skies.
Saw you the flash from shore to shore, In flame shines forth, ..."
3. The Genius of the Thames:: A Lyrical Poem, in Two Parts by Thomas Love Peacock (1810)
"... war's ensanguined reign, And narrow cares, and wrathful strife, Dry up the
sweetest springs of life. Oh ! might my steps, that darkly roam, ..."
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