Clotted or clogged with blood; especially having the hair matted with blood.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. Probably from blood + a variant of the past participle of balter.
Definition of blood-boltered in US English:
blood-boltered
adjective
archaic, literary
Clotted or clogged with blood; especially having the hair matted with blood.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in William Shakespeare (1564–1616), playwright and poet. Probably from blood + a variant of the past participle of balter.