Blood that has been shed, often thick or clotted

• Graphic bloodshed shown in media
• Archaic: dirt or filth

To wound by piercing with horns or tusks

• Archaic: to smear or cover with blood

A triangular insert used to widen or shape a garment or shoe

• A wedge-shaped panel in a sail or other fabric

A narrow triangular strip of land between diverging boundaries or roads

• Surveying: a sliver of land left by imprecise lines