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
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“You need to deal with what you wear and wear it comfortably,” the 35-year-old teacher told AFP, brandishing a sword and wearing blood-red contact lenses.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Judging by the blood-red stage design for your special, I’d say you’re still a little goth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
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
A black rooster strutted by, its blood-red comb draped forward like a wicked brow.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Two smaller chapels—one blood red, and the other white—contrast with the interior’s shades of gray, as do stained-glass and hand-painted windows, which, in handwriting, call out the Virgin by name, “Marie.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
It’s what makes blood red and very iron-rich.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2025
For Season 1 of “Based on a True Story,” I purposely had a crimson blood red color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
The Scottish poppy has the same recognisable blood red colour, but it has four-lobed petals and no leaf.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
Then one day the sun glowed blood red.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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