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dragon's blood
noun
- a deep-red, water-insoluble resin exuding from the fruit of a palm, Daemonorops draco, of the Malay Archipelago, used chiefly in the preparation of varnishes and in photoengraving for protecting certain areas of the metal plate from the acid.
- any of various similar resins from other trees.
dragon's blood
noun
- a red resinous substance obtained from the fruit of a Malaysian palm, Daemonorops (or Calamus ) draco: formerly used medicinally and now used in varnishes and lacquers
- any of several similar resins obtained from other trees, esp from the dragon tree and a related species, Dracaena cinnabari (Socotra dragon's blood dracaena)
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of dragon's blood1
First recorded in 1590ā1600
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He didnāt actually mean he drank dragonās blood, did he?
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He got some of the dragonās blood in him, and it gave him powers.ā
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āThe dragonās blood is on it!ā
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āI heard dragonās blood gave a person special powers,ā Dobrynya said.
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āHe mentioned this plateau to me, and the altar. I knew Sigurd planned to use the dragonās blood to make himself more powerful, and...ā
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