San"guine (?), a. [F. sanguin, L.
sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous.]
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; not desponding;
confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.
Syn. -- Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful.
San"guine, n. 1.
Blood color; red. Spenser.
2. Anything of a blood-red color, as
cloth. [Obs.]
In sanguine and in pes he clad was
all.
Chaucer.
3. (Min.) Bloodstone.
4. Red crayon. See the Note under
Crayon, 1.
San"guine, v. t. To stain with
blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.