blood-red
adjective
of the deep-red color of blood.
blood-red
American
[bluhd-red]
/ ˈblʌdˈrɛd /
adjective
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of the deep-red color of blood.
a fiery, blood-red sunset.
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red with blood.
The blood-red banner symbolized the army's defeat.
blood red
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of blood-red
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
Vocabulary lists containing blood-red
Example Sentences
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A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He now sports a jet black prosthetic leg with blood-red curves painted around it.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
This spectacular event happens when the moon moves into the Earth’s shadow and turns a blood-red color near and at totality.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
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.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
The canopy bed had a feather mattress and drapes of blood-red velvet.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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