ensanguined

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A vast red flood stretched suddenly from one bank to the other, and the Nile again rolled ensanguined waves to the sea.

From The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt by Sumichrast, Frederick C. de (Frederick Caesar de)

Where'er they looked the ensanguined plain Was strewn with myriads of the slain;990 They sought with keenly searching eyes King Jámbaván supremely wise.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

"But what's been done?—let us hear," said Huckaback, as he passed a wet towel to and fro over his ensanguined features.

From Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. by Warren, Samuel

Yet, with cheek ensanguined, Gay at heart she goes On the great adventure Where the north wind blows.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

A stricken procession it seemed as it drew near, the faces of the women white with fear; the gay attire and gorgeous trappings—a mockery on that ensanguined arena.

From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart