wine-colored
[ wahyn-kuhl-erd ]
adjective
of the color of wine; dark red.
Origin of wine-colored
1First recorded in 1825–35
Words Nearby wine-colored
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How to use wine-colored in a sentence
Waiters were serving refreshments, and a purple tea was poured into the wine-colored cups.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyThere was food for greater mirth in the appearance on the road of a solitary figure in a wine-colored coat and bushy black peruke.
Audrey | Mary JohnstonSkin intermediate in thickness, tough with wine-colored pigment.
The Grapes of New York | U. P. HedrickHer serious brown eyes, deep brown with wine-colored lights in them, met those of each of her friends in turn.
Turn About Eleanor | Ethel M. KelleyMillar was transformed back into his frock coat, his immaculate trousers, his wine-colored waistcoat.
The Devil | Joseph O'Brien
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