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bloodstone

/ˈblʌdˌstoʊn/

bloodstone noun: a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.

bloodstone: a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
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Noun

bloodstone (plural bloodstones)

  1. A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.
    • These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
    • The magician wore a blood-stone ring […]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 148
    Synonyms:
    heliotrope
  2. Hematite.

bloodstone meaning in Tagalog, Persian and Vietnamese

bloodstone in Tagalog

green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
alakeka, dugumbato

bloodstone in Persian

green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
سنگ جهودان sang-e johudân, سنگ خون sang-e xun

bloodstone in Vietnamese

green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite
đá máu

Synonyms of bloodstone

Forms of bloodstone

pluralbloodstones

Origin of bloodstone

From blood + stone, from the fact that the red inclusions in the stone resemble blood.

Questions about bloodstone

What does bloodstone mean?
Bloodstone means a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.
What is bloodstone in Tagalog?
Bloodstone in Tagalog is alakeka, dugumbato. See Bloodstone meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is bloodstone?
Bloodstone is a noun.
How do you pronounce bloodstone?
Bloodstone is pronounced /ˈblʌdˌstoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of bloodstone?
The plural of bloodstone is bloodstones.

Words near bloodstone in the dictionary

  1. bloodstains
  2. bloodstick
  3. bloodsticks
  4. bloodstock
  5. bloodstocks
  6. bloodstone
  7. bloodstones
  8. bloodstream
  9. bloodstreams
  10. bloodstroke
  11. bloodsuck

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