I.of or belonging to blood, blood-,
I. Lit.: herba, an herb that stanches blood, the Gr. πολύγονον, Col. 7, 5, 19; “also called sanguinaria alone,” Plin. 27, 12, 91, § 113, and sanguinalis herba, Col. 6, 12 fin.; Cels. 2, 33; 3, 22 fin.: latus sanguinare, covered with blood, Vulg. Ecclus. 42, 5.—
II. Trop., blood-thirsty, bloody, sanguinary (rare but class.): “juventus,” Cic. Att. 2, 7, 3: “Claudius (with saevus),” Suet. Claud. 34: “bella (with cruenta),” Just. 29, 3, 3: “sententiae,” Plin. Ep. 4, 22, 6: “illud responsum,” Plin. 19, 8, 53, § 169.
