Part 1207

<h1>Bloodless</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl<?/dle\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Destitute of blood, or apparently so; <as>as, <ex>bloodless</ex> cheeks</as>; lifeless; dead.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>bloodless</b> carcass of my Hector sold. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; <as>as, a <ex>bloodless</ex> victory</as>.</def>

<i>Froude.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Without spirit or activity.</def>

<blockquote>Thou <b>bloodless</b> remnant of that royal blood ! <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

-- <wordforms><wf>Blood"less*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Blood"less*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Bloodlet</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"let`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>v. t. </tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>bl<?/dl<?/tan</ets>; <ets>bl<?/d</ets> blood + <ets>l<?/atan</ets> to let.]</ety> <def>bleed; to let blood.</def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Bloodletter</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"let`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, lets blood; a phlebotomist.</def>

<h1>Bloodletting</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"let`ting</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection.</def>

<h1>Blood money</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood" mon`ey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <p><b>1.</b> <def>Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of that which will destroy the purchaser.</def>

<h1>Bloodroot</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"root`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Sanguinaria Canadensis</spn>), with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; -- called also <altname>puccoon</altname>, <altname>redroot</altname>, <altname>bloodwort</altname>, <altname>tetterwort</altname>, <altname>turmeric</altname>, and <altname>Indian paint</altname>. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See <er>Sanguinaria</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; In England the name is given to the tormentil, once used as a remedy for dysentery.</note>

<h1>Bloodshed</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"shed`</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Blood</ets> + <ets>shed</ets>]</ety> <def>The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.</def>

<h1>Bloodshedder</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"shed`der</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.</def>

<h1>Bloodshedding</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blood"shed`ding</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Bloodshed.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>