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