San"guine (?), a. [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous.]
1.
Having the color of blood; red.
Of his complexion he was sanguine.
Chaucer.
Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.
Milton.
2.
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
3.
Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
4.
Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.
Syn. -- Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful.
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San"guine, n.
1.
Blood color; red. Spenser.
2.
Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [Obs.]
In sanguine and in pes he clad was all.
Chaucer.
3. (Min.)
Bloodstone.
4.
Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
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San"guine, v. t.
To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
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