BLOOD'-VESSEL, noun [blood and vessel.] Any vessel in which blood circulates in an animal body; an artery or a vein. BLOOD'-WARM, adjective Warm as blood; luke warm. BLOOD'-WITE, noun [blood and wite, a fine or penalty.] In ancient law, a fine or amercement, paid as a composition for the shedding of blood. BLOOD'-WOOD, noun [blood and wood.] A name given to log-wood, from its color. BLOOD'-WORT, noun [blood and wort.] A plant, a species of Rumex.
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