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.
Pompeian red.

dragon's blood

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)

First recorded in 1590–1600

Dragons-blood and gambir are also the produce of the country.

One, an old crone, who confessed to using dragons blood in working her love charms, was rewarded with seven days with hard labour.

Dragons Blood is a work not only to be read, but to be bought and kept on our bookshelf.

Adulterated and factitious dragons blood is only partly soluble, and lacks the rich colour of the genuine article.

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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