imbrued

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Their hands, then—unless the present ruddying of female fingernails is the revival of an old fashion—were not pink-tipped, save, perhaps, in the way of health; nor imbrued, except in soapsuds.

From She Stands Accused by MacClure, Victor

He yearned mightily to take her soft, sleepy form in his arms for once before they were imbrued; but he dared not, knowing she would instantly interpret the act as a possible farewell.

From Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest by Potts, William Sherman

Were my hands imbrued in this precious blood?

From Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker by Brown, Charles Brockden

A thread imbrued in some of this matter was sent to me, and with it two children were inoculated, whose cases I shall transcribe from my notes.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

War was war, no doubt; and women must mourn at home while men imbrued themselves in the gallant strife.

From The Mayor of Troy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir