oxblood
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of oxblood
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The new Gucci oxblood red anchored the bold color palette of navy, mustard, olive green and aubergine.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
My favorite costume is the oyster and oxblood “war dress,” as you call it, that Catherine wears toward the end of the series.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
The colors were foil, oxblood, chocolate and toad.
From New York Times • Feb. 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
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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
