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blood-red

[ bluhd-red ]

adjective

  1. of the deep-red color of blood:

    a fiery, blood-red sunset.

  2. red with blood:

    The blood-red banner symbolized the army's defeat.



blood red

noun

    1. a deep red colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      blood-red roses

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of blood-red1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
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His face was scarred by a shotgun pattern of blood-red scabs and ulcers.

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This spectacular event happens when the moon moves into the Earth’s shadow and turns a blood-red color near and at totality.

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We hear allusions to a blood-red sun, a poisoned sea and buzzards.

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The unnamed group’s symbol — described in the memo and confirmed to The Times by five sources in the department — is a skull with blood-red eyes, pierced by a jagged lightning bolt.

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Enhancing the eerie mood, the venue was bathed in blood-red lights throughout the concert, with Florence in a flowing claret dress, her sleeves swaying in time to the music.

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