ensanguined

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

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

And yet what fierce currents were beginning to battle under the smooth surface--currents of hate and sorrow, and envy and despair--some ensanguined, some black as winter night.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

"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

It dawned red, the sun fighting an ensanguined battle with the heavy morning mists and throwing on the faces of the early-rising travelers a sinister crimson hue.

From The Pathless Trail by Friel, Arthur O. (Arthur Olney)

It needed only Fowle’s ensanguined visage to complete the circle of reasoning.

From The Bartlett Mystery by Tracy, Louis