Entry 9 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Sanguine

/săng'-gwĭn/ · San·guine · IPA /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/

01 a. Having the color of blood; red.

1.
Having the color of blood; red.
“Of his complexion he was sanguine.” — Chaucer.

“Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.” — Milton.
2.
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
3.
Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
4.
Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; a sanguine disposition.

Syn. Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic.

02 n. Blood color; red.

1.
Blood color; red.
2.
Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.[Obs.]
“In sanguine and in pes he clad was all.” — Chaucer.
3.
Bloodstone.(Min.)
4.
Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1. See: Crayon

03 v. t. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.

1.
To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.