blood stain

Red bodily smear

A blood stain is a mark or discoloration left by blood on a surface—fabric, carpet, skin, concrete.

The term appears frequently in crime investigation, where blood stain pattern analysis helps reconstruct events: The blood stains on the wall suggested blunt force trauma.

Also spelled as one word: bloodstain.

Related

murder · foul play · murder weapon · crime · scene · smear · fabric · white shirt · wash · dried · rust · red · victim · wound · DNA · detective · cold case · true crime

Categories
Opposites
cleanliness/purity of surface

blood stainspotless

Completely free of marks

immaculate · unstained · clean · unblemished · untouched

type of stain/mark

blood stainwine stain

Discoloration from spilled drink

coffee stain · grass stain · ink stain · mud stain · food stain

symbolic connotation

blood stainbadge of honor

Source of earned pride

kiss mark · blessing · anointing · birthmark

Family

blood, stain, bloods, bloody, bloodied, bloodying, bloodless, bloodline, bloodstream

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG