Sanguine1. (a.) Cheerful, confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; also, having the color of blood.
2. (a.) Having the color of blood; red.
3. (a.) Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
4. (a.) Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
5. (n.) Blood color; red.
6. (n.) Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
7. (n.) Bloodstone.
8. (n.) Red crayon.
9. (v. t.) To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
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