Part 1187

<h1>Blee</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Blee</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>ble\'a2</ets>, <ets>ble\'a2h</ets>.]</ety> <def>Complexion; color; hue; likeness; form.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<blockquote>For him which is so bright of <b>blee</b>. <i>Lament. of Mary Magd.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>That boy has a strong <b>blee</b> of his father. <i>Forby.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Bleed</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Bleed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Bled</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Bleeding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>bleden</ets>, AS. <ets>bl<?/dan</ets>, fr. <ets>bl<?/d</ets> blood; akin to Sw. <ets>bl\'94da</ets>, Dan. <ets>bl\'94de</ets>, D. <ets>bloeden</ets>, G. <ets>bluten</ets>. See <er>Blood</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; <as>as, the arm <ex>bleeds</ex>; the wound <ex>bled</ex> freely; to <ex>bleed</ex> at the nose.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; <as>as, Dr</as>. A. <i>bleeds</i> in fevers.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death or severe wounds; to die by violence.</def> "C\'91sar must <i>bleed</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>The lamb thy riot dooms to <b>bleed</b> to-day. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.</def>

<blockquote>For me the balm shall <b>bleed</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To lose sap, gum, or juice; <as>as, a tree or a vine <ex>bleeds</ex> when tapped or wounded</as>.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; <as>as, to <ex>bleed</ex> freely for a cause</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<cs><col>To make the heart bleed</col>, <cd>to cause extreme pain, as from sympathy or pity.</cd></cs>

<h1>Bleed</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Bleed</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by opening a vein.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.</def>

<blockquote>A decaying pine of stately size, <b>bleeding</b> amber. <i>H. Miller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; <as>as, they <ex>bled</ex> him freely for this fund</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Bleeder</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Bleed"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who, or that which, draws blood.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or uncontrollable bleeding.</def> <-- hemophiliac. -->

<h1>Bleeding</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Bleed"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.</def>

<h1>Bleeding</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Bleed"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.</def>

<h1>Blemish</h1> <Xpage=154>

<hw>Blem"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Blemished</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Blemishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>blemissen</ets>, <ets>blemishen</ets>, OF. <ets>blemir</ets>, <ets>blesmir</ets>, to strike, injure, soil, F. <ets>bl\'88mir</ets> to grow pale, fr. OF. <ets>bleme</ets>, <ets>blesme</ets>, pale, wan, F. <ets>bl\'88me</ets>, prob. fr. Icel <ets>bl\'beman</ets> the livid color of a wound, fr. <ets>bl\'ber</ets> blue; akin to E. <ets>blue</ets>. OF. <ets>blemir</ets> properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See <er>Blue</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.</def>