cruor
[ kroo-awr ]
noun
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
Origin of cruor
11650–60; <Latin: blood (that flows from a wound), gore; akin to crude
Words Nearby cruor
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How to use cruor in a sentence
Metu omnes obstupuere; sed postquam cervice caesa fusus est cruor, in questus et lamenta erupere.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'HomondSanguis is the condition of physical life; cruor, the symbol of death by slaughter.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinThe red colouring matter called hematine, may be obtained from the cruor by washing with cold water and filtering.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for cruor
cruor
/ (ˈkrʊɔː) /
nounplural cruores (ˈkrʊɔːriːz)
med a blood clot
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