Results for ichor

Definitions of ichor:

part of speech: adjective

ICHOROUS.

part of speech: noun

( myth.) The ethereal juice in the veins of the gods: a watery humor: colorless matter from an ulcer.

Usage examples for ichor:

• Her life, so concentrated, so self- absorbed, seemed more of an essence, potently distilled, compared with this abounding ichor of existence, that audibly sang in brimming circulation through the veins of this carelessly immortal earth. "The Worshipper of the Image", Richard Le Gallienne

• It's not blood; it is ichor "The Room in the Dragon Volant", J. Sheridan LeFanu

• His heart burned within him; memories of Cornelia closed his eyes, and then filled them with adorable visions of her pure, fresh loveliness; his pulses bounded; his blood ran warm and free as the ethereal ichor of the gods. "The Maid of Maiden Lane", Amelia E. Barr