Definition of "bloodstain" [bloodstain]

• A stain caused by blood. (noun)
• To stain with blood. (verb-transitive)

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• "Citing flaws in the original trial, they obtained a court order to have the bloodstain from the sweatpants subjected to more exacting, DNA testing."
• "University officials were unable to completely wash the bloodstain from the floor, so they covered the area with tile."
• "In the small hours of the morning the bloodstain was an omen that foretold violence and death."