Both Uses of
stanch
in
The Aeneid
- This said, she mounts the pile with eager haste, And in her arms the gasping queen embrac'd; Her temples chaf'd; and her own garments tore, To stanch the streaming blood, and cleanse the gore.†
Book 4 *
- Stanch'd is the blood, and in the bottom stands: The steel, but scarcely touch'd with tender hands, Moves up, and follows of its own accord, And health and vigor are at once restor'd.†
Book 12
Definition:
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(stanch) to stop the flow of a liquid (typically blood); or to stop anything that is harmful