oxblood

American  

[oks-bluhd] / ˈɒksˌblʌd /

Also oxblood red

noun

1. a deep dull-red color.

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oxblood British  

/ ˈɒksˌblʌd /

adjective

1. of a dark reddish-brown colour

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Etymology

Origin of oxblood

First recorded in 1695–1705; ox + blood

Example Sentences

For rich “manly” colors, consider dreamy green, lush navy, luxurious camel, deep gray, tobacco brown and oxblood red.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2022

Cardi wore a floor-length oxblood custom Thom Browne gown, made from tulle and silk organza and filled with down, which featured a mammoth train flowing in concentric circles.

From BBC • May 7, 2019

At Mr. Porter, brown similarly outsells black, and its style director, Olie Arnold, said the retailer has recently found success with boots in oxblood, a rich reddish-brown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2018

Among the show’s most beautiful items are mural fragments on fields of oxblood red showing vibrant flowering trees and serpents from whose mouths multicolored water flows.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2018

He had put on a white shirt with a white tie and white flannel trousers, and a pair of bright tan, oxblood shoes.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater