BLOODLESS

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead. The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold. Dryden.

2.
a.

Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory. Froude.

3.
a.

Without spirit or activity. Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood ! Shak. -- Blood"less*ly, adv. -- Blood"less*ness, n.


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