Bloodshot
Pronunciation : Blood"shot` (
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to variegate.]
Definition : Defn: Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated. His eyes were bloodshot, . . . and his hair disheveled. Dickens.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913