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Bloodless   /blˈədləs/   Listen
adjective
Bloodless  adj.  
1.
Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead. "The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold."
2.
Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a bloodless victory.
3.
Without spirit or activity. "Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood!"





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"Bloodless" Quotes from Famous Books



... bloodless throat, As of a knife. Like rattle chill Of teeth, her castanets she smote Full in their faces awed ...
— Enamels and Cameos and other Poems • Theophile Gautier
... occurred one of the most momentous events of the war. The great Russian nation had risen in a comparatively bloodless revolution against its former masters, the autocratic government headed by Czar Nicholas. Though these events took place March 8-11, 1917, news of them did not get to the outside world until March 16, 1917. By then the czar had abdicated both for himself and for ...
— The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various
... with all the men of his party worth knowing; he was the close friend of Weed and the recognized ally of Seward; his good will could make postmasters and collectors, and his displeasure, like that of a frigid and bloodless leader, could carry swift penalty. Indeed, there was nothing in the armory of the best equipped politician, including able speaking and forceful writing, that he did not possess, and out of New York as well as within it he had been ...
— A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3 • DeAlva Stanwood Alexander
... Now, however, I can perceive that your scruples are founded on common sense. I know that if women wish to escape the stigma of husband-seeking, they must act and look like marble or clay—cold, expressionless, bloodless; for every appearance of feeling, of joy, sorrow, friendliness, antipathy, admiration, disgust, are alike construed by the world into the attempt to" (I regret to say that Charlotte wrote) "to ...
— The Three Brontes • May Sinclair
... of coffee, and therefore it suits sanguineo-bilious subjects who suffer from habitual tonic constipation. But it is ill adapted for persons whose vital energy soon flags; and for lymphatic, or bloodless people its use should be ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie


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