blood-red
[ bluhd-red ]
/ ˈblʌdˈrɛd /
adjective
of the deep-red color of blood: a fiery, blood-red sunset.
red with blood: The blood-red banner symbolized the army's defeat.
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Origin of blood-red
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
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How to use blood-red in a sentence
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
There was deep brown flesh, and bronze flesh, and pallid white flesh, and flesh turned red from the hot sun.
A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
The blood that accused his friend in his heart, rushed to his face, when he repeated what had been told him.
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
These differences of interests will lead to disputes, ill blood, and finally to separation.
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
British Dictionary definitions for blood-red
noun
- a deep red colour
- (as adjective)blood-red roses
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