cruentate en · ADJ
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cruentātus, perfect passive participle of cruentō (“to make bloody”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from cruentus (“bloody”), from cruor.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Smeared with blood.
Atomical aporrheas […] passing from the cruentate cloth or weapon to the wound.
1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cruentate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cruentate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |