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dragon's blood
noun
- a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
- any of various similar resins from other trees.
dragon's blood
noun
- a red resinous substance obtained from the fruit of a Malaysian palm, Daemonorops (or Calamus ) draco: formerly used medicinally and now used in varnishes and lacquers
- any of several similar resins obtained from other trees, esp from the dragon tree and a related species, Dracaena cinnabari (Socotra dragon's blood dracaena)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dragon's blood1
First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences
Dragons-blood and gambir are also the produce of the country.
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One, an old crone, who confessed to using dragons blood in working her love charms, was rewarded with seven days with hard labour.
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Dragons Blood is a work not only to be read, but to be bought and kept on our bookshelf.
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Adulterated and factitious dragons blood is only partly soluble, and lacks the rich colour of the genuine article.
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I am inclined to think that he268 alludes to dragons blood, which on account of its colour was at that time called cinnabar.
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