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Ichor N Fluid Flows Veins Gods Extension Bloodlike

Word ichor
Definition n. The fluid that flows in the veins of the gods; by extension, any bloodlike liquid.
Sentence No, no! I'll drink the ichor of the vine...
Source The Canterbury Tales, trans. David Wright, The Pardoner's Prologue, p. 328

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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