SANGUINE
Sanguine
Sanguine or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown colour, so called because it resembles the colour of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing, and the term also describes a drawing done in sanguine. The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Sanguine
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sanguine
Noun
- Blood colour; red.
- Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
- Bloodstone.
- Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.
Verb
- To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
Adjective
- Having the colour of blood; red.
- Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
- Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
- a sanguine bodily temperament
- Warm; ardent.
- a sanguine temper
- Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.
- sanguine of success
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