bloodstone

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From blood + stone, from the fact that the red inclusions in the stone resemble blood.

For antiques, use vinegar, 1,000 parts; by weight, powdered bloodstone, 125 parts; plumbago, 25 parts. — Practical Mechanics for Boys, James Slough Zerbe
He searched for the topaz of Sol, where he had learned astrogation; Procyon, where he had become a Lhari; the ruby of Aldebaran (hail and farewell, David Briscoe!); the bloodstone of Antares, where he had learned fear and the shape of integrity. — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
On the second finger of the left hand was a ring--a shield-shaped bloodstone set in gold, with a monogram that might have been either “B.K.” or “B.L.” On the third finger of the right hand was a silver ring in the shape of a coiled cobra, much worn and tarnished. — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling

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