pigeon blood

or pigeon's blood

noun

dark red.

Origin of pigeon blood

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby pigeon blood

pig-root, pig-tailed macaque, pigalle, pigboat, pigeon, pigeon blood, pigeon breast, pigeon drop, pigeon guillemot, pigeon hawk, pigeon milk

Example sentences from the Web for pigeon blood

  • No one had reported the loss or theft of a pigeon-blood ruby of unusual size and quality.

    The Drums Of Jeopardy |Harold MacGrath