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blood-letting — 1) N UNCOUNT Blood letting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies. Once again there s been ferocious blood letting in the township. 2) N UNCOUNT Journalists sometimes refer to a bitter quarrel between two … English dictionary
Blood-letting — The practice of blood letting or bleeding (phlebotomy) was general throughout the medieval period. It was considered a panacea for a variety of ills. In monasteries, monks were treated at set times of the year, which were known as tempora… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
blood letting — n. phlebotomy, draining of blood for medical purposes; killing, bloodshed … English contemporary dictionary
blood-letting — n. Bleeding, phlebotomy … New dictionary of synonyms
blood-letting — … Useful english dictionary
Blood brother — can refer to one of two things: two males related by birth, or two or more men not related by birth, who swear loyalty to one another. This is usually done in a ceremony, known as a Blood Oath, where the blood of each man is mingled together. In… … Wikipedia
blood — n. & v. n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body. 2 a corresponding fluid in invertebrates. 3 bloodshed, esp. killing. 4 passion,… … Useful english dictionary
Blood is thicker than water — is a German proverb (originally: Blut ist dicker als Wasser. ), which is also common in English speaking countries. It generally means that the bonds of family and common ancestry are stronger than those bonds between unrelated people (such as… … Wikipedia
Letting — Let Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Blood (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Blood Background = group or band Img capt = Blood live in New York City Origin = Osaka, Japan Years active = 2002 ndash;present Genre = Hard rock Label = Cure URL = Current members = Kiwamu Kaede Fu ki Ryo Past… … Wikipedia
