fire red
Americannoun
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a strong reddish-orange color.
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Also called fire red toner. a brilliant reddish-orange dye.
Etymology
Origin of fire red
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Authorities also raised a fire "red alert" late on Tuesday, warning that the situation was "extremely dangerous" in the forest areas of central and southern Chongqing and eastern Sichuan, the official China News Service reported.
From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2022
As a synthesizer blared and lights pulsed, the singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad twirled her arms skyward, unveiling a huge cape decorated with gold and fire red feathers, while she sang the slow-burn disco of “The Visitors.”
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
He transformed their animality with flashing colors; a horse might be sky blue or fire red.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inside the spoon . . . two fried eggs . . . fire red.
From Time Magazine Archive
And he saw before him the fire, red and gold, and waiting for him—yellow, and red, and gold, and burning in a night eternal, and waiting for him.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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