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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[AS.

blōdleás

Destitute of blood, or apparently so;

as,

bloodless

cheeks

; lifeless; dead.

The

bloodless

carcass of my Hector sold.

Dryden.

Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter;

as, a

bloodless

victory

Froude.

Without spirit or activity.

Thou

bloodless

remnant of that royal blood !

Shakespeare

–

Blood′less-ly

adv.

–

Blood′less-ness

Noun.

Adj.

Without blood; dead.

Without shedding of blood or slaughter; as a bloodless victory.

Without spirit or activity.